Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/23/84; site ucbcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!faustus From: faustus@ucbcad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: 7X difference on weapons?? Message-ID: <1@ucbcad.UUCP> Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 14:24:09 EST Article-I.D.: ucbcad.1 Posted: Sun Dec 2 14:24:09 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Dec-84 00:31:27 EST References: <34700004@uiucuxc.UUCP> Organization: UC Berkeley CAD Group, Berkeley, CA Lines: 18 > 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? The actual Soviet defense expenditures were over 20 times what they said they were spending. (Don't flame me if I'm wrong, because I don't remember exactly.) They are certainly getting as much military for their money as we are, at least. Wayne