02881cam a2200469 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027002100096035002000117037001100137040001900148043002100167050002100188100003100209245009700240264003700337300004300374336002600417337002600443337002800469338003600497338002700533500004700560500002000607504005200627520116400679530005801843588004701901650003301948651004701981651006602028651004402094651004702138710001902185710006902204710002202273710002602295710003102321856005902352rnd000000000047659RAND920212s1990    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a   90033429  a0833010425  aRAND/R-3734-A/AF  a(Sirsi) a188861  c$30.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-uk---aew-----00aUA647b.N27 19901 aNation, Joseph E.eauthor.10aBritish military requirements, resources, and conventional arms control /cJoseph E. Nation. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1990.  axv, 78 pages :billustrations ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"Arroyo Center--Project Air Force"--Cover.  a"January 1990."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73-78).  aBritish military leaders face a formidable challenge in the next 15 years as they modernize their forces. The financial requirements of modernization efforts will be large, especially since replacement equipment is almost always more expensive than its predecessors. Modernization requirements will be substantial, even with conventional force reduction agreements that cut forces deeply. Other factors complicate Britain's military modernization efforts: Demographic pressures will probably make recruiting Britain's all-volunteer force both more difficult and more costly. In turn, increasing personnel costs may reduce defense resources available for investment and jeopardize the acquisition of replacement equipment. A reduced Warsaw Pact threat will also probably reduce defense resources. This report compares the financial requirements of achieving British modernization goals with a range of projected budgetary resources. The financial requirements of major equipment production with projected resources are estimated in two cases: in the absence of conventional arms control in Europe, and following a Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) agreement.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aArms controlzGreat Britain. 0aEuropexMilitary relationszGreat Britain. 0aGreat BritainxArmed ForcesxAppropriations and expenditures. 0aGreat BritainxArmed ForcesxEquipment. 0aGreat BritainxMilitary relationszEurope.2 aArroyo Center.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.).bNational Security Strategies Program.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bArmy.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3734/