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World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 1996
Key military indicators reported in this 25th edition of World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT) suggest that 1995, the last year shown, may prove to be a pivotal year. Military spending took an upward turn in the developing countries as a group as well as in a number of regions, notably East Asia and South America, after dropping since 1986 except for the Gulf War years. Arms imports by the developing countries also turned up sharply in 1995, with increases appearing in the Middle East, East Asia, South America, and South and Central Asia. Armed forces numbers did not generally increase in 1995, but neither have they shown recent signs of falling appreciably in the developing group. On the other hand, for the developed country group all these indicators of military effort continued their decline from Cold War levels in 1995, with little sign of abatement. Although the full long-term implication of these trends may be cloudy, it is clear that the work of arms control and nonproliferation is far from over. That conviction is supported by the difficulties being encountered in many of the growing number of international peace-promoting efforts, the ominous threat of terrorism, the military disorder in a number of regions, and the persistence of armed conflict potential around the globe. In fact, the work of arms control and nonproliferation is daily facing new challenges and taking new paths. It is imperative that the toilers in this vineyard maintain and even increase their dedication, their persistent efforts, and ultimately, their successes, despite setbacks and discouragements.
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
1997-07
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Threat Control through Arms Control
"Arms control is threat control. It is national defense by cheaper means. Every foreign weapon eliminated is a weapon the United States no longer needs to counter. In military, diplomatic, and budgetary terms, arms control is an essential component of sound national security strategy for the 1990s and beyond. Arms control has not been successful every time in every situation. But arms control can frequently address threats unreachable by military force. If viewed as a 'weapon' for removing threats, arms control is staggeringly cost-effective. America is far more secure with it than without it." This report by the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency assesses the adherence of the U.S. and other nations to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements.
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
1995-07-13
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Ballistic Missile Defenses and Russian Retaliation Issues
"An examination of the degradation of a Russian retaliatory nuclear strike if the U.S. and Russia were to deploy theater or anti-ballistic missile defenses in their homelands. Consideration is given to efforts for restoring the effectiveness of a Russian retaliation, and the effects on first strike stability of deployments of theater missile defenses in one or both homelands."
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Nyland, F. S.; Nyland Enterprises (U.S.)
1996-03
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Some Potential Risks at Lower Levels of Strategic Nuclear Weapon Arsenals
"An examination of the some of the risks if both the U.S. and Russia were to reduce their strategic nuclear inventories in future arms control environments. The risks considered include: loss of deterrence, launch on warning, and breakout or cheating. Assumed weapon limits for both sides included START III and a limit of 800 warheads on each side."
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Nyland, F. S.
1998-06
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World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 1997
"With the WMEAT [World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers] 1997 edition, the data series on US arms exports in dollar value terms is revised upward substantially using a new interim methodology, in the interest of improved accuracy. The revision was made in one of the two major component types of exports, namely, the 'commercial' arms sales made directly by US firms to foreign importers under authorization of the Department of State in accordance with the US Government's International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The other major type is exports under the 'Foreign Military Sales' (or FMS) program administered by the Department of Defense, which serves as an intermediary in transfers to other governments. After the present data revision, commercial exports made up 52% of total US arms exports over the past decade, FMS sales, 47%, and several minor types of exports, one percent. [...] [This] table…shows US commercial arms exports in three forms: reported ('preliminary' or partial) deliveries, total approved licenses and authorizations (both as reported by the Department of State), and the present estimate of deliveries based on 50 percent of authorizations, distributed over license duration. Also shown is the ratio (in percent) of partial deliveries to authorizations."
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
1997?
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Documents on Disarmament, 1970
"The present publication is the latest in a series of volumes that have been issued annually since 1960. It contains basic documents on arms control and disarmament developments during the year. The work of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is described in the 10th Annual Report, which is printed at the end of the documentary material. The papers are printed chronologically. They are preceded by a topical list of documents and followed by a chronological list. Other reference aids include a bibliography, an index, and lists of abbreviations, international organizations and conferences, and persons. The papers were compiled and annotated by Robert W. Lambert, Chief, Historical Division, with the assistance of Ruth Ihara, Jean Mayer, and Douglas Kline. Useful suggestions were also received from other officers of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Technical editing was done in the Editorial Branch of the Publishing and Reproduction Services Division, Department of State."
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Lambert, Robert W.
1971-12
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Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War
This study is the result of extensive research on the worldwide, long-term effects of nuclear war. LLIS Core Capability: Emergency Management
United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
1975
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