U.S. ground forces and the conventional balance in Europe / the Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Congressional Budget Office, issuing body.

Series:

CBO study

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Armed Forces.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Warsaw Treaty Organization--Armed Forces.

Warsaw Treaty Organization.

Europe--Defenses.

Europe.

Armed Forces.

Military readiness.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 125 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

United States ground forces and the conventional balance in Europe

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office, 1988.

Contents:

I. Introduction. Factors raising concern about the conventional balance

Factors favorable to NATO

II. Assessing the balance of NATO and Warsaw Pact ground forces. Types and disposition of military forces

Numerical comparisons of forces and weapons

Method of the study

The balance of ground forces in the central region

Balance in corps sectors

Conclusion

III. Alternatives for improving NATO's conventional ground forces. Alternative I : Construct barriers along the inter-German border

Alternative II : Improve NATO's capability in close combat

Alternative III : Add forces to NATO

Alternative IV : Emphasize attack of follow-on forces

Comparison of alternatives.

Notes:

"June 1988"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Archive-It, viewed Oct. 10, 2019).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2012.

Other Format:

Print version: U.S. ground forces and the conventional balance in Europe.

OCLC:

775980029

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