TY  - BOOK
ED  - International Institute for Strategic Studies
TI  - The military balance 1997-1998
SN  - 0198293550 (pbk.)
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University press
KW  - ARMED FORCES
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES
KW  - ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
KW  - ARMS TRANSFERS
KW  - DEFENCE ECONOMICS
KW  - DEFENCE EXPENDITURE
KW  - MILITARY AIRCRAFT
KW  - MILITARY EQUIPMENT
KW  - MILITARY PERSONNEL
KW  - NAVAL VESSELS
KW  - PEACEKEEPING
KW  - SUBMARINES
KW  - WEAPONS
KW  - STATIS TICS
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; 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
ER  -