U.s.-nato Burden Sharing Allies' Contribution To Common Defense During The 1980's

Since NATO¹s establishment in 1949, the cost of providing for the collective protection of the alliance was to ³be shared equitably among the member countries.² This report provides a historical presentation of defense burden sharing. Determines the status of U.S. burden sharing initiatives proposed to NATO allies since 1980 and the allies¹ responsiveness to those initiatives, (2) the allies¹ record in meeting their military commitments, and (3) the effect of future force reductions on defense burden sharing. Charts and tables.U.s.-nato Burden Sharing Allies' Contribution To Common Defense During The 1980's, was published 1990 under ISBN 9780788103124 and ISBN 0788103121.