Some critics worry more about the political balance than the military one.
If the two sides then reduce to 100 weapons and ten more are hidden by one side, that could have some bearing on the military balance.
As the Commons embarked on a topical debate on Afghanistan on 14 January 2010, the foreign secretary told MPs that the right balance of military and political effort could expose divisions in the insurgency operating against coalition forces.
Analysts called the moves a sign of a major shift in the balance of power between civilian leaders and the military, the backbone of the modern Egyptian state.
Having promised to boost military spending, cut taxes and balance the federal budget, he found the third of these promises beyond his reach.
"There are a number of organisations within militaries - you have active forces, reserve forces, civilians, and also those that might be working as contractors - so it depends really what you're trying to count when you look at headline numbers, " says James Hackett, the editor of Military Balance.
Gen Evren's indictment carries great symbolic significance in Turkey, our correspondent says, demonstrating how far the balance of power has shifted away from the once untouchable military establishment.
We have learned that post-conflict reconstruction requires a balance of efforts in the military sphere and the civil sphere.
Gaffney, Gray and Uhlmann all argued for Congress to become more assertive in playing its constitutional role as a check-and-balance concerning the uses made of American military personnel.
His military biography of Custer brings balance to a life that is often distorted by the preconceptions of the historian.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, has drawn his own red line, saying repeatedly that the Jewish state would be prepared to take military action to prevent Hezbollah from obtaining new weapons that could upset the balance of power.
For this reason, it is not merely scientists and activists who call for swift and forceful action -- it is military leaders in my country and others who understand that our common security hangs in the balance.
Asia is one area where the smart power approach has paid off - a delicate balance between diplomacy, military ties with allies and support for reforms and reformers such as Burma's Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
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