Preface -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- 1. DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- 2. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE STATISTICAL LITERATURE -- 3. EMPIRICAL DETERMINATION OF THE GROWTHłMILITARY EXPENDITURES RELATIONSHIP -- 4. ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE GROWTHłMILITARY EXPENDITURES RELATIONSHIP -- 5. HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES OF THE ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESES -- 6. SHOULD THE UNITED STATES WORRY ABOUT LARGE, FAST-GROWING ECONOMIES? -- Bibliography.