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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 --- Public opinion --- Public opinion. --- United States --- United States --- Developing countries --- Military policy. --- Foreign relations --- Foreign relations

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"The question of government regulation of the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat) is paramount because of Comsat's market power in providing international satellite circuits to U.S. users. Comsat is the monopoly supplier of INTELSAT international satellite links. However, Comsat's satellite monopoly does not translate into a full monopoly of U.S.-overseas communications links, since undersea cable is a substitute. Taking into account advances in cable technology, and especially the introduction of fiber optics, Comsat's market power is being eroded and government regulation is becoming less important. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposes circuit-loading restrictions that force AT & T to use a greater number of satellite circuits, essentially guaranteeing Comsat a portion of AT & T's traffic. This report discusses the history of the FCC's attempt to regulate Comsat, assesses FCC actions to reduce Comsat's market power, and evaluates the past effects of and future needs for such regulation."--Rand Abstracts

Artificial satellites in telecommunication --- Artificial satellites in telecommunication --- Law and legislation --- Communications Satellite Corporation.

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This report provides military expenditure estimates for the Northern Tier countries of the Warsaw Pact (Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, and Poland) and Hungary, assesses the political and economic factors that determine these spending levels, and discusses the probable course of military spending in these countries over the next several years. These estimates suggest that the defense budgets reported by the East Europeans contain most major components of military spending. A statistical analysis of factors that may determine military spending levels indicates the primary determinant is available resources--i.e., utilized national income. The prospects for large surges in military spending in the next few years are therefore low.

Warsaw Treaty Organization --- Armed Forces --- Appropriations and expenditures.

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This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from a conference on Extended Deterrence and Arms Control held in San Diego, California, in March 1986. It focuses on the main issues related to Soviet policy toward the West, extended deterrence and Alliance strategy, and the role of arms control. Most participants agreed that it is in the West's interest to continue to pursue arms control agreements. They believe that although the West has had difficulty in translating its strategic objectives into an arms control strategy, changes can be made to improve the West's position. In the near term, it will be important to reestablish a more coherent link between arms control and the requirements for deterrence. An enduring challenge for the United States will be the need to reassure its European allies of its continued commitment to Alliance security if arms control should lead the two superpowers down the road toward significant nuclear-force reductions.

Nuclear arms control --- Nuclear arms control --- Deterrence (Strategy) --- Congresses. --- Congresses. --- Congresses.

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On January 14-15, 1987, in Washington, D.C., The RAND Corporation convened a workshop conference on U.S. policy toward Poland. The purpose of the workshop was to assemble a group of academic specialists on Poland, present and former government officials, and representatives of the Polish emigre community to assess the Polish domestic situation and to consider premises and objectives of future policy toward Poland. This report summarizes the initial presentations and the ensuing discussions for each of the five workshop sessions.

United States --- Poland --- Foreign relations --- Congresses. --- Foreign relations --- Congresses.