Accession Number:

ADA030685

Title:

The Measurement of International Military Commitments for Crisis Early Warning

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. 1 Jul 1975-30 Sep 1976

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH INST

Personal Author(s):

• Martin, Wayne R.

Report Date:

1976-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

28.0

Abstract:

After a brief recapitulation of the concepts and methodology for arriving at calculations of the extent of military commitment of the countries of the world, tables of the indicators of the extent of commitment by the United States and the United Kingdom for 1968 and for 1974 are presented. Discussion of the data and further analyses of groupings of commitments are given.

Descriptors:

• *EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
• *THREAT EVALUATION
• *INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• WAR POTENTIAL
• DETERRENCE
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• GLOBAL
• FOREIGN POLICY
• TACTICAL ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE