Endgame: CFE Adaptation And the OSCE Summit

Table 1: NATO Entitlements, Holdings and Proposed National Ceilings (NCs)

	NATO Entitlement (1990) <1>	NATO+3 Entitlement <2>	NATO+3 Proposed NCs	NATO+3 Holdings <3>
Tanks	20,000	22,664	19,096	16,540
Artillery	20,000	21,503	19,529	16,403
ACVs	30,000	35,039	31,787	25,185
Helicopters	2,000	2,288	2,269	1,367
Combat Aircraft	6,800	7,532	7,273	4,587
Total	78,800	89,026	80,472	64,091

Notes:
1. Refers to the amount of TLE the original treaty authorized the alliance.
2. Refers to the alliance with the additon of Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary.
3. Holdings reported as of January 1, 1999.
Source: C. Dorn Crawford, "Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements," Washington, DC: ACDA, January 1999.

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Table 2: U.S. Original Entitlements, Proposed National Ceilings (NCs), Reduction and Current Holdings

	Original Entitlement	Proposed NC	Entitlement Reduction	Current Holdings
Tanks	4,006	1,812	2,194	846
Artillery	2,742	1,553	1,189	558
ACVs	5,152	3,037	2,115	1,704
Total	11,900	6,402	5,498	3,108

Source: C. Dorn Crawford, "Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements," Washington, DC: ACDA, January 1999.

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