Book Reviews : Verification and Compliance : A Problem-solving Approach edited by Michael Krepon and Mary Umberger, London: Macmillan Press, in association with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1988. 328pp. £29.50
| Published date | 01 May 1989 |
| DOI | 10.1177/004711788900900515 |
| Author | John R. Walker |
| Date | 01 May 1989 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
463
Ries
divides
the
post
1944
period
into
seven
phases
as
far
as
the
modernisation
of
Finland’s
forces
are
concerned.
For
the
first
decade
there
was
virtually
no
money
available
for
procurement,
but
wartime
stocks
existed.
From
1955-7
Finland
increased
its
naval
and
air
surveillance
forces
and
three
other
periods
of
ups
and
downs
brought
the
country
to
a
period
of
stabilisation
and
a
steady
growth
in
defence
allocations
from
1971
to
1986.
From
1986
there
has
been
less
parliamentary
agreement
on
the
defence
budget
and
the
army
has
found
its
material
budget
being
trimmed
back.
The
Territorial
Defence
system
is
described
in
detail,
as
are
the
changes
in
defence
operations
since
1950;
this
section
is
of
particular
interest
to
the
military
practioner
or
student.
The
missons,
organisation
and
composition
of
the
Finnish
Army,
Navy
and
Air
Force
are
dedt
with
in
separate
chapters
in
a
clear
and
useful
fashion.
,
The
least
satisfactory
parts
of
the
book
are
those
dealing
with
the
political
aspect
of
Finland’s
security
(Chapters
8
and
13).
Sure
enough,
Ries
uses
the
concepts
of
reassurance
and
deterrence
in
typifying
Finland’s
relations
with
the
Soviet
Union,
but,
given
that
the
volume
of
the
book
is
not
devoted
to
political
analysis,
a
wider
apprecia-
tion
of
the
existing
literature
through
footnotes
would
have
been
welcome
here.
Like-
wise
the
erosion
of
the
preconditions
for
Nordic
stability
is
asserted
rather
than
argued
with
extensive evidence.
Perhaps
what
is
needed
is
the
loan
of
some
of
Hans
Mourltzon’s
tools
for
analysis.
Centre for
Defence
Studies
University
of Aberdeen
CLIVE ARCHER
Verification
and
Compliance :
A
Problem-solving
Approach
edited
by
Michael
Krepon
and
Mary
Umberger,
London:
Macmillan
Press,
in
association
with
the
Carnegie
Endowment
for
International
Peace,
1988.
328pp.
£29.50.
If
there
is
one
issue
on
the
arms
control
agenda
of
increasing
prominence
it
is
verifica-
tion.
Following
the
Stockholm
Document
and
INF
Treaty
in
which
on-site
inspections
play
central
roles
in
the
respective
verification
regimes,
the
political,
technological
and
institutional
aspects
of
verification
and
compliance
have
occasioned
considerable
inter-
est,
and
indeed
excitement,
in
both
academic
and
official
arms
control
communities.
For
those
interested
in
the
minutiae
of
these
issues,
Yerification
and
Compliance:
A
Problem
Solving
Approach
will
provide
a
welcome
addition
to
their
collections.
The
book
itself
contains
fourteen
separate
essays
divided
into
two
sections:
appro-
priately
enough
titled
’Verification’
and
‘Cornpliance’.
Issues
covered
in
Part
I
include
some
of
the
most
complex
and
difficult
verification
problems
facing
strategic
arms
control
such
as
mobile
and
cruise
missiles.
Part
I
also
discusses
ASAT
arms
control;
stages
towards
a
new
test
ban;
on-site
inspections;
production
monitoring
for
arms
control;
and
counting
rules.
Part
II
focuses
on
Compliance
with
chapters
discussing
past
experiences
with
Soviet
compliance
behaviour
generally,
and
SALT
II
compliance
controversies
specifically.
The
remaining
contributions
cover
new
technologies
and
the
ABM
Treaty;
safeguarding
arms
control;
enhancing
the
role
of
the
Standing
Con-
sultative
Commission;
multilateral
compliance
diplomacy;
and
finally
US
bureaucratic
structures
dealing
with
verification
and
compliance
issues.
Unfortunately
there
is
no
concluding
chapter
identifying
the
common
features
in
the
authors’
various
proposals.
The
experiences
and
proposals
in
one
area
of
arms
control
may
well
be
applicable
in
other
areas.
Some
of
the
authors
such
as
Michael
Krepon,
Sidney
Graybeal,
Ralph
Earle
and
Donald
Hafner
have
experience
of
compliance
politics
since
they
have
held
senior
posts
.in
previous
US
Administrations.
This
is
apparent
in
their
proposals
for
resolving
outstanding
issues:
they
are
practical,
reflect
a
sense
of
what
is
achievable,
and
are
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