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_b.N27 1990
100 1 _aNation, Joseph E.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aBritish military requirements, resources, and conventional arms control /
_cJoseph E. Nation.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1990.
300 _axv, 78 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Arroyo Center--Project Air Force"--Cover.
500 _a"January 1990."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73-78).
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aArms control
_zGreat Britain.
651 0 _aEurope
_xMilitary relations
_zGreat Britain.
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xArmed Forces
_xAppropriations and expenditures.
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xArmed Forces
_xEquipment.
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xMilitary relations
_zEurope.
710 2 _aArroyo Center.
710 2 _aProject Air Force (U.S.).
_bNational Security Strategies Program.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3734/
999 _c597142
_d597142