The Military Balance

The Military Balance 2000/2001 is an indispensable reference work, providing data on the strength, organization, equipment and defence expenditure of some 170 countries worldwide. It offers readers: - up-to-date information on the world’s armed forces and their holdings, defence economics, and the arms trade - comparative statistics on defence expenditures worldwide, and an analysis of the international arms trade - the latest development in the area of arms control and non-proliferation measures - details of UN and other international peacekeeping forces - tables of data on warships, armed helicopters, and small arms and light weapons - analysis of the principal military developments around the world - a loose wall map gives information on recent and current armed conflicts around the globe.