Accession Number:

AD0610185

Title:

MILITARY TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Coward,H. Roberts

Report Date:

1964-04-15

Pagination or Media Count:

288.0

Abstract:

Contents Approaching the problem - the military in developing countries The setting - security problems in developing countries The problem of reliable information Military forces Bases for comparison, Security and mobilized manpower, Stability of defense efforts, Force requirements, Other considerations Resources for military efforts Economics and defense, Level of defense expenditure, Defense expenditure per capita, Defense expenditure and the armed forces The diffusion of military technology Local capabilities, Client states and the obsolescence of great power equipment, The arms traffic, Nuclear technology Summary of current military capabilities in developing countries Defense statistics on developing countries - 1955-1965 Projections of armed forces and defense budgets in developing countries - 19611975.

Descriptors:

• *GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN)
• *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN)
• NATIONAL DEFENSE
• NATIONAL DEFENSE
• MILITARY BUDGETS
• AFRICA
• MIDDLE EAST
• ASIA
• SOUTH AMERICA
• WEAPONS
• NUCLEAR WEAPONS
• MILITARY PERSONNEL

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE