The leaders' personal chemistry will be an important factor at the summit, Soviet and American analysts agree.

Upon reconsideration, some Soviet analysts say, Moscow may eventually abandon the project, given its huge risks.

The new party line does not go nearly as far as some Soviet analysts would like, however.

Soviet analysts recognised that it was not enough to break through the enemy tactical zone.

Soviet military analysts and historians divide the war into three periods.

Mr. Gates joined the agency as a Soviet analyst in 1966.

Indeed, each of several Soviet analysts who was asked for this article about what he hoped to see come out of the summit responded: "Trade."

Soviet analysts say that conservatives are clearly uneasy, but the rumbles have not become ominous.

Along with the toasting champagne, Soviet political analysts received some food for thought Wednesday night.

And Soviet civilian analysts say that the next five-year plan includes major cutbacks in shipbuilding.