This paper is on the balance in the European Central region largely on the grounds that is where the largest NATO/Warsaw Pact concentrations of force are found

There has recently been a resurgence of interest in the balance of conventional forces in the central European region. This increased concern is attributable to

This book analyzes the military situation in Europe and the contending views about the military balance and important military variables there. It provides very

The instigation for this book was the author’s doubt that the political and military confrontation in Central Europe would remain stable in a serious crisis.