Soviet Military Power 2009

I know this counts as alternate history but I'd like to hear from the people on this wiki first so tell me what you think. Basically this is written as if Gorbochov gave into hard lines and nothing changed very much during the cold war, yes in this the wall is still up and the USSR made it though the 90's and was not that strong in the 90's. But then there is today.

SOVIET MILITARY POWER 2009

Ever since the Soviet General secretary Gorbochov resigned in early 1992 and was replaced by .... there has been an emphasis on reforming and reclaiming within all aspects of soviet life in the past 17 years. As stated in the 1994 version of this document the main focus on reform was to revamp the falling eastern bloc economy. The new general secretary .... was hailed a genius by the party elite for his insight to the economic issues, a lack of diversity in product being sold and a lack of product n general, (product meaning any consumer goods.)As he stated, " our people can by a lamp in Leningrad that is the same in Warsaw or Berlin, their is no need to improve or grow in such conditions, for this we shall introduce organized compotation within our industries to inspire those in charge to do great deeds of labor, least they forget they are the working iteluctual." Premir .... also put a hold on all military spending for 5 years and ordered new " product" designs and formulas within the economic structure, the new 5 year plans as he called them. General Secretary .... showed he had no regrets using the military might of the Warsaw Pact, however weak, to get his way with "intervention" in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Soviet intervention to Yugoslavia was critical because it was the last Non satellite Eastern Bloc Nation to fall into Soviet hands in any form even if it was only the Serbia region, Yugoslavia was Titioist not Marxist-Leninist. Because The eastern bloc economies were fully recovered by 2004 and .... refocused on the falling military structure within the Soviet Union which brings us to this versions main focus, the new gear, structure, and doctrine of the Warsaw pact forces. CH1 the current strategic situation. It is clear that the USSR is not pleased with the American presence in Afghanistan and the pressure President ... is putting on Iraq. Probably the greatest thaw in the cold war came after Al Quida and their allies attacked the U.S. The Afghani frontier is fast becoming one of the coldest fronts primarily due to the fact that well armed American and Coalition troops are near and on the Afghani-Soviet border. Soviet recon-teams regally cross the border and there have been several shoot downs of Soviet drones in the past year up by 20%. Another concern is the very close relations between the Soviet Union and India. The USSR and India have developed a number of pieces of hardware together most notably the Su-30MKI. The Republic of India has also purchased a large number of T-90s from the USSR. The soviets prefer to arm Iraq over Iran despite Iran’s far more powerful military and the fact that Iran openly opposes the U.S. and western activities in their region. The clear reason is that Iraq is much more secular and openly socialist than Iran. Two reports have come out one in 2004 and the other 2008 that the USSR is supplying Iraq with uranium and technical aid to create a nuclear program but the CIA can not confirm these reports due to the high amount of security provided by the Republican Guard and KGB. The Soviets have clearly aided and financed the Lebanese Communist Party and PLO above other pro Soviet groups due to their proximity to Israel and their ability to counter Islamic radical groups in the area, or at the PLO is more secular. The main frontier of the cold war has changed from south east Asia, Korea, and Europe to the Middle East. Note( This section printed before 4/4/09 Korean missile test, This test listed as high priority by the CIA.) Ch2 The new Soviet land doctrine. Among the main changes of the Warsaw pact forces doctrine is the shrinking of the largest maneuver element from the division to the Brigade. There have been many claims that the Soviet military may be trying to westernize it's structure. The Soviets may have shifted their maneuver doctrine but this is probably a reaction to changing western doctrines. ←tbc... A recent report by the CIA and JARIC(MI4) appear to shed light that the Soviets are sending recon teams across the border at an increasing rate. These appear to be ether local troops who know local language and customs or Spetsnaz teams. Their purpose is most likely to recon NATO activity and monitor the local governments activities as well. This comes as a surprise after two NATO air strikes have killed members of these teams due to the fact that they were believed to be Taliban.