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Within the past year, Kriangsak has responded to invitations from Washington, Moscow and Peking by making official visits to all three capitals. The interest in Thailand shown by the superpowers goes well beyond their concern to have amicable diplomatic relations with Bangkok. It is a tacit admission that turmoil in Southeast Asia could be as great a threat to the peace and stability of the world as a crisis in the Middle East...
...Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines...
...casts a doleful shadow over the future of every non-Communist country in Southeast Asia. Man for man, weapon for weapon, Hanoi's 600,000 troops constitute the most redoubtable middle-size army in the world, with the possible exception of Israel's. If the Vietnamese invaded Thailand, and if Bangkok called on its near neighbors for help, the combined five-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) forces would be paper tigers in the face of Hanoi's overwhelming superiority in experience and firepower. Since Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore would be capable of sending...
Though the U.S. is committed to providing Thailand with extensive weaponry (but no troops) in case of a Vietnamese invasion, Washington has granted Bangkok only $30.8 million in military assistance this year. Peking has assured the Thais that it would come to Bangkok's aid with troops if their country is invaded. China's invasion of Viet Nam last February provided few clues to the capabilities of the 3.5 million-man People's Liberation Army, since the Chinese withdrew before engaging in a major encounter with regular Vietnamese forces. Currently, China is trying to upgrade its obsolescent...
...THAILAND. Like most of the ASEAN forces, Thailand's 141,000-man army is designed for counterinsurgency and internal security. Its forces have not fought a major battle for about 150 years, although a few Thai units saw limited action in Korea and Viet Nam. While the Thai soldier would give a good account of himself if his country were invaded, he would be hamstrung by inexperienced leadership and unsophisticated weapons. The country's arsenal consists mainly of 149 aircraft and 150 U.S.-made M41 light tanks. On order are 149 British-made Scorpion reconnaissance vehicles that...