Copyright © 1998 by Noel E. Firth and James H. Noren
Manufactured in the United States of America
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First edition

This manuscript was originally prepared under the sponsorship
of the Central Intelligence Agency, Contract No. 96.N.349309.000.

The views expressed in Soviet Defense Spending: A History of CIA Estimates,
1950-1990 are not necessarily those of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements
of the American National Standard for Permanence
of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48-1984.
Binding materials have been chosen for durability.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Firth, Noel E., 1933-
Soviet defense spending: a history of CIA estimates., 1950-1990 /
Noel E. Firth and James H. Noren.

p. cm. -- ( Texas A & M University military history series; 58)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-89096-805-5
1. Soviet Union -- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures.
2. Cold War. 3. Intelligence service -- United States. I. Noren, James H.,
1929-. II. Title. III. Series.
UA770.F467 1998 355.6'2247 -- dc21 97-47002
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