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There are two dimensions to force acquisition and they will be covered in separate chapters. The first is demand, what troops and equipment are wanted, examined in this chapter. The second is supply, the arms industry and the arms trade that provide the weapons, examined in the next chapter.
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Smith, R. (2009). Force Acquisition I, Demand: The Biggest Bang for a Buck?. In: Military Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244672_5
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