The military balance 1997-1998

The military balance 1997-1998 - Oxford: Oxford University press, 1997 - 320p.

COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Annual assessment of the military capabilites and defence economics of almost 170 countries. Part I includes country entries which list military organisation, personnel, weapons and equipment holdings, and relevant economic and demographic data. These entries are prefaced by regional analyses of major military and economic developments affecting security policy and the trade in weapons and military equipment.Part II includes analyses and comparative tables for the following: The international arms trade; Costs of NATO enlargement; Peacekeeping operations; Arms control developments; International comparisons of defence expenditure and military manpower; Warships: Submarines; Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty; Military satellites; AIFV and APC: Key characteristics; Designations of aircraft and helicopters. Also includes a loose-leaf wallchart of Armed conflict.Indexed by country and territory names.

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ARMED FORCES--STATISTICS
ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES
ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
ARMS TRANSFERS--STATISTICS
DEFENCE ECONOMICS
DEFENCE EXPENDITURE--STATISTICS
MILITARY AIRCRAFT--STATISTICS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT--STATISTICS
MILITARY PERSONNEL--STATISTICS
NAVAL VESSELS--STATISTICS
PEACEKEEPING
STATISTICS
SUBMARINES--STATISTICS
WEAPONS--STATIS TICS
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