TY - BOOK ED - International Institute for Strategic Studies TI - The military balance 1996-1997 SN - 0198292171 (pbk.) PY - 1996/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - ARMED FORCES KW - STATISTICS KW - ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES KW - ARMS TRANSFERS KW - DEFENCE ECONOMICS KW - DEFENCE EXPENDITURE KW - MILITARY AIRCRAFT KW - MILITARY PERSONNEL KW - NAVAL VESSELS KW - PEACEKEEPING KW - TANKS KW - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES KW - WEAPONS KW - YEARBOOKS N2 - 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; Arms control developments; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Peacekeeping operations; International comparisons of defence expenditure and military manpower; Main battle tanks and heavy armoured combat vehicles; Conventional Armed Forces in Europe(CFE). Also includes a loose-leaf wallchart on Ballistic Missile Capability in the Middle East, Central, South and East Asia, at August 1996.Indexed by country and territory names ER -