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- Active Duty Military Personnel-U.S./Soviet Union Summary:1980-1987 [In thousands, except percents.] Net Change Item 1980 1985 1987 1980-1987
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- Strategic nuclear services:
- United States(1) 140 134 98 -42
- Soviet Union 901 773 805 -96
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- Tactical/mobility services:
- United States 1,910 2,046 2,067 157
- Army 776 778 775 -1
- Navy 506 554 566 60
- Air Force 440 531 526 86
- Marine Corps 188 198 200 12
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- Soviet Union 3,289 3,953 3,676 387
- Ground Forces(2) 2,450 3,020 2,800 350
- Navy 407 463 440 33
- Air Force(3) 420 454 420 -
- Naval Infantry 12 16 16 4
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- - Represents zero.
- 1. 1987 reflects changes in counting rules, not actual reductions.
- 2. Decrease in 1987 was a result of reassessment.
- 3. Reduction in 1987 was due to reassessment.
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- Source:The Congress of the United States, Congressional Research
- Service.