PREFACE V
PART I STRATEGIC REVIEW
Britains Future Defence Policy
Sir Christopher Foxley Norris Brian Schofield and
Shelford Bidwell 3
Modern Warships for Combat in Coastal Waters
Rolf Boehe 30
Western Europe and the Indian Ocean
Neville Brown 51
Secret Services and Democracy
John Bruce Lockhart 67
Russias Balance Sheet 1974 75
Brian Crozier 84
The Vladivostok Accord and the Future of Arms Control
James E Dornan 97
Politics Economics and European Defence
David Greenwood 119
Sino Soviet Relations
E Stuart Kirby 137
The Reorganisation of the Land Forces of the Federal
Republic of Germany
Hans Ruhle 152
Asia and the Western Pacific
Frank N Trager with William L Scully 165
PART II MODERN WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY
1 Defence Technology and its Limitations
Sir Hermann Bondi 215
2 Strategic Missiles and ABM Defence 223
3 Tactical or Battlefield Nuclear Weapons 231
4 Air Attack and Penetration Systems 239
5 Air Defence 246
6 Air to Air Missiles 263
7 Tactical Air to surface Missiles 270
8 Helicopters 279
9 Remotely Piloted Vehicles 287
10 Electronic Warfare 295
11 Reconnaissance Satellites 304
12 Mine Warfare at Sea 311
13 Submarines 320
14 Anti Submarine Warfare 329
15 Ship Launched Missiles 339
16 Anti Tank Systems 352
17 Field Artillery 358
18 Battle Tanks 364
19 Battlefield Sensors 373
20 Military Communications 378
21 Standardisation in NATO 390
PART III
Defence Literature of the Year 397
Chronology of Events 1974 and 1975 first six months 405