It provides an unparalleled opportunity for Sovietmilitary and intelligence personnel to obtain information about American military technology, equipment and operational practices.
Travel limitations on U.S. personnel do not contribute appreciably to the resulting, sizeable uncertainty about real Sovietmilitary capabilities and intentions.
Sovietpersonnel in Iraq are enabling Saddam Hussein's forces to field Soviet-supplied military hardware that might otherwise be unusable or less effective against American troops in the event of armed conflict.