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From: litvin@uiucuxc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: 7X difference on weapons??
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Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 22:14:00 EST
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Nf-From: uiucuxc!litvin    Nov 29 21:14:00 1984

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I noticed in yesterday's (Wednesday) WSJ that The Supreme Soviet, or Parliament
was told that '85 arms spending will be equivalent of $22.38 billion.  As the
Journal noted, Soviet spending on arms is believed to be about 2X that amount
by some creative accounting.  Anyway, say they're spending about $50 billion
on defense.

The same day's Journal had an article about how the Pentagon is firm on its
request for $333.7 billion budget for fiscal '86.  

What gives?  How come there is a nearly 7X difference between the two countries
on spending?


	John Litvin
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