7/ For a brj.ef sunmary of the studies, see Officiat Records of the Preparatory corunittee for the second special session of the ceneral Assembly devoted to disarmament (A/AC.2O6/9I. 8/ See Ruth l€ger Sivard, world Military and social Expenditures I98l (worldPrioritles Inc., Leesburg, va.), p.6. 2/ See lJorld Arnaments and Disarnament, SIpRI yearbook, 1982, (Iondon,Iaylor and Francis Ltd.), p. XXIV. LO/ The six main military spenders are the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, f'rance, the United Kingdom of creatBritain and Northern rreland, and the Federal Repubric of cermany. Reference tothe "six nain military spenders" should not be allc,r.red to conceal the very l-argedifferences within this group. Not aIl of these countries are leading in theprocess of arros innovation or in the production and export of arns, nilltaryexpenditure (even nore so, miliLary expenditure per caplta) differs widely withinthis group of countriesi and not a1t of then have military capabilities that give then a global ni l itary-str ateg ic importance. A/37 /386 Engl ish Annex Page 69 . libtes LV For these reasons, the experts nere not able to agree on sPecific flgures concefnlng the military spendlng I the military F and D exPenditures and the value of arms transfers for inilivldual countries. There are considerable difficulties in devising neaningful yet operative ahd internatlonaLly comparable definitions of mllltary expenditures, ln converting natlonal currency figures into a eomnon crrrr.tt"y, a;d in declding how to correct for prlce charges in the civilian and the nilitary sectors of tlte econony r resPectively. Drring the last several years, lmportant efforts have been rnade withln the United t€tions to inprove comParability in these respects and to b€tter understand and rEasure the consequences of Ehe arms race in terms of resources (see 'Reduction of the military budgets of States
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the military expenditures of various countries, which is related to the allocation of resources and the impact on the economy. It also touches on the challenges of comparing and measuring military expenditures across countries. These themes suggest a connection to the broader topic of economics.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry