Costs of NATO Enlargement: Moderate and Affordable

Abstract

NATO must pursue a sound defense program as it enlarges-not to prepare for a threat, but to meet its peacetime preparedness standard. DOD's cost estimate of $27-35 billion for all NATO enlargement measures through 2009 causes sticker shock to some, but it is moderate: only about 1% of NATO's total defense spending. This estimate is not low-sided or prone to major inflation. It is similar to the RAND estimate, and lower than the CBO estimate because CBO embraced a higher threat and theory of requirements. The United States will not be carrying unfair burdens. Its expense may be no more than $2 billion through 2009. The cost of stationing U.S. forces in Europe will not rise appreciably.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA394267

Entities

People

  • Richard L. Kugler

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Budgets
  • Cold War
  • Combat Forces
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Czech Republic
  • Force Structure
  • Infrastructure
  • International Organizations
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • War Games

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  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting