New draft for US predicted in study

By With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Shutt

June 30, 1982

Washington

A bipartisan panel reported the United States probably will be forced to resume the military draft within a few years, but shied away from recommending universal conscription.

The study said active-duty strength is inadequate to meet threats to US interests in Europe, Asia, and the Persian Gulf.