§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's assessment of the balance of conventional forces between the North Atlantic Treaty 455W Organisation and Russia in (i) infantry, (ii) main battle tanks, (iii) armoured combat vehicles and (iv) combat aircraft.
Personnel Main battle tanks Armoured combat vehicles Combat aircraft NATO 2,590,784 23,424 32,255 4,901 Russia1 1,298,299 8,893 18,834 4,387 1 These figures represent the forces of Russia only and do not include the forces of the other countries in the former Soviet Union or the forces of the countries of the former Warsaw pact.