title: The Military Balance 2014
author: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
description: <STRONG>'Because military affairs are inevitably clouded in fog, the IISS Military Balance is an essential companion for those who seek to understand.'</STRONG> - <EM>Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, former UK Defence Secretary and Secretary-General of NATO</EM>
zlib_text: RUSSIA, THE UNITED STATES,  
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  R. Craig Nation
  February 2007
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