United States/Soviet Military Balance: A Frame of Reference for Congress : a Study

air defense Air Force airlift America's and/or Annex areas Army artillery ballistic missile submarines bombers budget capabilities carriers Command commitments Countervalue country or coalition cruise missiles cruisers currently deployed destroyers deterrence divisions enemy Europe fighter/attack aircraft Figure force requirements force sufficiency factor functions ground forces helicopter ICBM's ICBMs include U.S. interceptor launchers manpower Military Sealift Command MIRV missions MRBM Multiple reentry vehicle National Guard National security interests National security objectives NATO NATO's nuclear artillery nuclear weapons numbers operations policies quantitative balance quantitative superiority Quantitative trends reentry vehicle Related reserve components SALT SALT II sealift second-strike Service SLBMs Soviet Navy Soviet Union squadrons States/Soviet military balance Strategic mobility strategic nuclear strategic offensive Tactical aircraft tactical nuclear tanks targets threats Treaty U.S. and Soviet U.S. armed forces U.S. Congress U.S. Govt U.S. interests U.S. military U.S. Navy U.S./Soviet United States/Soviet military warheads Warsaw Pact Washington weapons systems