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Title: Assessing public opinion toward the military. Research report

Abstract

Opinions and attitudes of the US public toward its military have shifted over the years from strong admiration to fear and contempt. A number of historical and cultural events have helped shape public opinion. Although public opinion is not predicated solely on what happens in an historical and cultural sense, it should be analyzed and documented on the premise that public opinion affects national power, and those things which affect national power are within the realm of interest of the military and national government. A perhaps frightening aspect of the dynamics of shifting public opinion is the dynamics of shifting public opinion is the uncontrolled nature of the shifts and the resultant impact on national power. Also influencing public opinion are developments in weapons and military technology, the massive Soviet propaganda effort, and the mass communications media. This paper is written with the purpose of raising the level of awareness of military and national leaders to the threat to national power which, although lying subtly out of view because it does not pose and immediate threat to our security, nonetheless offers a formidable challenge now. A broad proposal would lay the foundation for proper research and development. (Author)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Air War Coll., Maxwell AFB, AL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6072069
Report Number(s):
AD-A-159276/5/XAB
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; MILITARY STRATEGY; PUBLIC OPINION; NATIONAL SECURITY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; USSR; ASIA; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; PERSONNEL; SECURITY; 990100* - Management

Citation Formats

Foster, C H. Assessing public opinion toward the military. Research report. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Foster, C H. Assessing public opinion toward the military. Research report. United States.
Foster, C H. 1985. "Assessing public opinion toward the military. Research report". United States.
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abstractNote = {Opinions and attitudes of the US public toward its military have shifted over the years from strong admiration to fear and contempt. A number of historical and cultural events have helped shape public opinion. Although public opinion is not predicated solely on what happens in an historical and cultural sense, it should be analyzed and documented on the premise that public opinion affects national power, and those things which affect national power are within the realm of interest of the military and national government. A perhaps frightening aspect of the dynamics of shifting public opinion is the dynamics of shifting public opinion is the uncontrolled nature of the shifts and the resultant impact on national power. Also influencing public opinion are developments in weapons and military technology, the massive Soviet propaganda effort, and the mass communications media. This paper is written with the purpose of raising the level of awareness of military and national leaders to the threat to national power which, although lying subtly out of view because it does not pose and immediate threat to our security, nonetheless offers a formidable challenge now. A broad proposal would lay the foundation for proper research and development. (Author)},
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year = {Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
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