15-F-0660_DOC_02_Train 1974.pdf

MDIOH.ANDUM FOR: SUBJECT: F8bruary 7, 1974 REAR ADMIRAL !lARRY TRAIN Comments on the US/Soviet Navy �et Assessment Let me begin by saying that, for a number of reasons, the ability to compare naval forces and depict the worl dwide naval balance has become exceedingly impor tant. The Principal reason for saying this is the role the nav al ualance plays in the conceptual frame work Schlesinger has for thinking about U.S. defense forces in worldwide context...