The U.S. Navy in the World (1970-2010): Context for U.S. Navy Capstone Strategies and Concepts: Volume I

This brief is built around a series of charts, tables and maps on the following topics:

• The world of 1970 & the world of 2010
• Growth of world international systemComparing national economic power
• Growth of world maritime trade
• Global trends in armed conflict
• Piracy trends
• Disaster trends
• Comparing national defense spending
• US economy & defense spending
• US popular views of US defense spending
• US Navy capstone documents in context
• Direction to the US Navy
• Comparing military department TOA $
• Comparing active duty personnel
• US Navy dollars, numbers, capabilities
• US Navy budget composition
• US Navy force level goals
• US-flag merchant marine
• US shipbuilding deliveries