HC Deb 23 March 1982 vol 20 c316W
16. Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the relative balance of land forces in Europe of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the Warsaw Pact, respectively.

Mr. Wiggin

In Europe as a whole the ratio of representative elements of NATO land forces to Warsaw Pact land forces is 1 to 1.1 for total soldiers, 1 to 3.5 for main battle tanks and 1 to 2.9 for artillery.

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