Are the Soviets Really Outspending the U.S. on Defense?

ARTICLE IDENTIFIES SOURCES OF BIAS IN THE CIA'S ESTIMATES OF SOVIET DEFENSE EXPENDITURES, THE RESULT OF WHICH IS TO EXAGGERATE USSR SPENDING. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FLAWED ESTIMATES FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE ARE THEN DISCUSSED. ONE IMPORTANT SOURCE OF BIAS, IT IS ARGUED, IS THE CIA FAIL...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International security 1980-04, Vol.4 (4), p.86-104
1. Verfasser:	Holzman, Franklyn D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Cost estimates Defense expenditures Defenses DEFICIT SPENDING Finance Human resources Index numbers Military defense Military spending Military technology PUBLIC POLICY Ratios Rethinking Intelligence SECURITY Soviet satellites Soviet Union U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS United States US POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, PROCESSES & BEHAVIOR Weapons
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Zusammenfassung:	ARTICLE IDENTIFIES SOURCES OF BIAS IN THE CIA'S ESTIMATES OF SOVIET DEFENSE EXPENDITURES, THE RESULT OF WHICH IS TO EXAGGERATE USSR SPENDING. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FLAWED ESTIMATES FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE ARE THEN DISCUSSED. ONE IMPORTANT SOURCE OF BIAS, IT IS ARGUED, IS THE CIA FAILURE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE HIGHER QUALITY OF BOTH US PERSONNEL AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
ISSN:	0162-2889 1531-4804
DOI:	10.2307/2626669