NATO-Warsaw Pact
If proposals to reduce conventional forces and equipment in Europe are adopted, how much of a peace dividend will the United States and its NATO allies reap This report discussed how GAO looked at the savings associated with a conventional forces reduction treaty and found that only a limited NATO peace dividend will result directly from the treaty proposals. Further, this dividend will not be shared equally by all NATO allies. Under the treaty, only the United States and the Soviet Union are required to make troop cuts. U.S. savings would result from the DOD decision to reduce the total number of its forces rather than simply relocate personnel from Europe. Implementing a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty will be a complex task that will result in all NATO allies incurring certain costs. For example, verifying compliance with the treaty may require extensive NATO inspection and monitoring of Warsaw Pact force levels and treaty-limited equipment. NATO will incur additional costs in complying with treaty provisions that require the destruction of many conventional weapons.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). National Security and International Affairs Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6202020
- Report Number(s):
- GAO/NSIAD-90-130
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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