If the Russian tanks Indicating inAndrée all an American Russian an such inconstitutes Finally, while the USSR has undoubtedly strengthened military capacity - including its navy and fleet air arm - the USA's intervention force re superior. "The • In relation to arms deliveries in the Middle East, it has been calculated that for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977 the total of government-togovernment sales rose to $10.4 billion (not including those to Iran); for the years 1978 and 1979 the figure was $16.4 billion.
Mainly involved in these sales were Saudi Arabia, North Yemen, Egypt (a project involving $10 billion), Israel ($12 billion rise in military aid), and Oman. The USA is constructing a new 'safety belt' in lne region, preparing troops to intervene in the Persian Gulf.
To this one must add the consolidation military positions of Thailand, South Korea, deliveries to Taiwan ($240 million worth of anti-aircraft missiles beginning of January), the military Nigeria, Kenya, Sough Africa, support and the measures taken to intervene in Central America and the Caribbean. Today Pakistan being offered instalments of military aid, and is acting as intermediary for the "Afghan resistance' with the USA. Turkey is also getting massiontrases of all the proContrarv paganda, what is actually hap pening is the preparation of a counter-offensive by the im perialists. Imperialism has suf tered many reverses. 1ts1n