Military Balance 1997-1998

The Military Balance has established itself as an indispensable database on the military strength, organization, equipment, and defense expenditure of all of the world's armed forces. This new edition offers up-to-date information on the composition, size, and weapons of up to 170 countries, comparative statistics on defense expenditures and an analysis of the international arms trade, the latest developments in arms control and non-proliferation measures, details of UN and other peacekeeping forces, and tables showing data on submarines, military satellites, and armored infantry fighting vehicles.