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 YEARBOOKS