December 1983

Vol. 66, No. 12

 
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Special Section: The Military Balance 1983/84


Foreword

The United States and the Soviet Union

The Warsaw Pact

The North Atlantic Treaty

Other European Countries

The Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

China

Other Asian Countries and Australasia

Latin America

The East-West Conventional Balance in Europe

Economic Trends and Defence Expenditure

Tables of Comparative Strengths

Features


Ours or Theirs?
Some people persist in asking the wrong questions about the military balance.
By Russell E. Dougherty

Death by the Book
The Soviets followed their text to the letter in downing KAL Flight 007.
By Yossef Bodansky

A Roadmap to Tomorrow's Tactical Airpower
An AFA symposium studies the signposts to the tactical air forces of the 1990s.
By Edgar Ulsamer

The Protectionist Wedge
The "Two-Way Street" of transatlantic defense trade seems a dead end from Europe.
By Rt. Hon. Neville Trotter, M.P

What the Task Force Forgot
The Grace Commission misses the mark on military retirement pay.
By Vincent C. Thomas, Jr.

No Room for Amateurs in Combat Logistics
Integrating system design and acquisition and logistics support is imperative.
By Edgar Ulsamer

Past Finger Pointing on Parts Pricing

Setup for Nuclear Blackmail
NATO can't afford to allow Soviet bullying to dictate Western defenses.
By Gen. T. R. Milton, USAF (Ret.)

Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
By John W. R. Taylor

Valor: When Push Came to Shove
Fighter ace Robinson Risner brought new meaning to the term "jet propulsion."
By John L. Frisbee

Departments


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In Focus . . .

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Index to Advertisers

Capitol Hill

Viewpoint

Airman's Bookshelf

The Bulletin Board

Senior Staff Changes

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