319. The political part gives an indicati.on as to the poriticat aims of a L,ar and1ts character, the influence of these factors on the fcrmation of the nilitaryforces and the military preparedness of the cor-mtry. The nilitary part of thedoctrine indicates the neans for the conduct of 'rar and guidelinei ior ttreformation of military forces, the technical equiprnent of the forces and theirpreparedness. The nuclear doctrines primariry belong to the military part of thedocirine but arso contain efements of the political part. Irtrile soviei rniritarydoclrine -Ln its generar Dolitical part describes itsLtr as defensivc, the militarypart, dealing vith stra.tegy " operational- art and tactics, lays more emphasis onoffence. 320. ln the nxid-1950s signs of the fomation of specific nucl-ear doctrines appeared.in sovieL statenents and vriting. until then the atom bomb and its implicationsfor nrodefn warfare had been ignored or played dovn. Even lrhen thermonucl-earveapons vere developed and tested by both the united states and the soviet union,a-.'d thus their destructive poffer and its impJ-ications knor,m to soviet leaders, thefu1l consequences of a generar nuc.rear war did not seem to be openly recognized inthe Soviet Union " 3bl St atement of Secretary of Defense Harold Brorrr, on 25 January 19?9,Survival, vo1. XXI , No. 3 (l{ay-June t9T9). 37/ Statement of Secretaxy Bror,m, "The Nernr US Defense progran,,, Survival, vo1 . XIX, No. 3 (May-June L9T7)Al35/92 Ilmglish Annelc Page 109 321-. In 1950, hoveve", the Chainnan of the Soviet Council of Ministers,$ikita Krushchev 3 announced that a new branch of the Soviet nil"itary forceg had been forned. - the strategic nissil-e forces. At the s8me tine, he announced that tbe conventional forces wouLd be red.uced or repJ.aced., because nucl-ear weapons 'rhad. nade it possible to raise our country I s defensive l)over to such a leve1 that we are capable of naking further reduction of our. ttrilitary torces". 38/ 322. Krushchev I s announcements were supplenented. by a st atenent by Defence Minister Malinovsky in L961 , rrhen he stated that one of the nost important points of the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of nuclear doctrines and military strategies by the Soviet Union, including the formation of new branches of the military and reductions in conventional forces. The language used is technical and focused on military concepts, indicating that the text is related to defense and security.

**Category**
Defense, Science and technology