The Efficacy of U.S. and U.S.S.R. Arms Transfers for the Maintenance of Regime Stability in the Third World
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Authors
Miranda, Enrique Franco
Subjects
Arms transfer
Afghanistan
El Salvador
Military aid
Military assistance
Nicaragua
Afghanistan
El Salvador
Military aid
Military assistance
Nicaragua
Advisors
Buss, Claude A.
Date of Issue
1990-09
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The relationship between U.S. and U.S.S.R. arms
transfers to Third World nations and its effects on the
maintenance of regime stability was examined. This study
uses the focused comparison approach to examine three U.S.
cases (Vietnam 1960-1975, the Philippines 1950-1989, and El
Salvador 1960-1989) and three U.S.S.R. cases (Afghanistan
1950-1969, Vietna. 1976-1989, and Nicaragua 1979-1989). The
U.S. and the Soviet cases were chosen due to the intuitive
similarities found in the supplier nation's involvement with
the recipient Third World nation. The trend in the amounts
of arms transfers was determined in each of the cases and
compared to the resulting levels of internal threat,
external threat, and overall level of regime stability.
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Thesis
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Format
v, 94 p. ;|c28 cm.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.