num_pages: 320
description: This work is an indispensable database of the military strength, organization, equipment, and defense expenditure of all the world's armed forces. This new edition offers readers up-to-date information on the composition, size, and weapons holdings of over 170 countries; comparative statisticson defense expenditures worldwide and an analysis of the international arms trade; the latest developments in the field of arms control; details of UN and other peace-keeping forces; an analysis of aerial surveillance capabilities; and data on battle tanks around the world.
language: English
title: The Military Balance 1996-1997
titlecomplete: The Military Balance 1996-1997
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Oxford University Press