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c.

d.

the DELTA class ballistic missile submarine, with

missiles whose 4200-mile range greatly increases

the geographical area from which a threat against

NATO can be maintained;

the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine

every month;

e. several varieties of armoured fighting vehicles,

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low-level surface-to-air missile systems, and

artillery pieces;

f. 700 new fighters per year.

10. Soviet expenditure on defence is offset by the much smaller

spending in other sectors of the economy, and a lower standard of

personal material prosperity than would be acceptable in the Western

democracies. The Soviet forces now deployed are far greater than

could possibly be needed for garrison duties. They represent a

powerful instrument of war, but their increasing capabilities must

be measured not only in terms of military potential, but also as a

possible means of reinforcing political pressure without recourse to

overt hostilities.

DEVELOPMENTS IN NATO

11. On 26 June, 1974, the Heads of Government of North Atlantic

Treaty nations signed in Brussels a Declaration on Atlantic Relations,

previously agreed at the Ottawa Meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

The members of the Alliance thus re-dedicated themselves to the aims

and ideals of the North Atlantic Treaty in the year of the twenty-

fifth anniversary of its signature.

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