HC Deb 26 February 1976 vol 906 c306W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated reserve army strength of NATO and of the Warsaw Pact, respectively.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

Our estimates are that the Army Reserves available to the Warsaw Pact are about 50 per cent. higher than those available to NATO, it is misleading to compare the number of reservists available to the two sides without also taking into account factors such as geography, mobilisation arrangements, training and availability of equipment.