Number: 97-820
Title: Russian Conventional Armed Forces: On the Verge of Collapse?
Authors: Stuart D. Goldman, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: Russian government decisions and the budget deficit crisis have hit the Ministry of Defense very hard, cutting defense spending drastically and transforming the Defense Ministry into a residual claimant on scarce resources. Many experts believe that if these budgetary constraints continue for 2-3 more years, they must lead either to more drastic force reductions or to military collapse.
Pages: 54
Date: September 4, 1997