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AN INDISPENSABLE HANDBOOK FOR THOSE CONDUCTING SERIOUS ANALYSIS OF SECURITY POLICY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
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PURCHASE ONLINE:
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NEW WALL CHART
Assessing global inventories of land-attack cruise missiles.
FEATURESUpdated data on the military forces,
personnel numbers, equipment inventories and defence economics of 171 countries.
Regional military and defence economic analysis.
Assessments of defence developments in China, Russia and the United States, among others.
Texts on technological aspects of China’s military modernisation; military use of the electromagnetic spectrum; and the importance of space to military forces.
Key trends in global defence economics and in the cyber, aerospace, land and maritime domains.
New regional opening pages, highlighting major trends and detailing key data points.
New regional arms orders and deliveries sections.
Full-colour graphics throughout relating to defence economics and land, sea and air capabilities.
Updated summaries of national military capability.
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THEMILITARY BALANCETHE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND DEFENCE ECONOMICS 2020