Enduring problems of U. S. defense policy

Book · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5687340

Snow, D M

National Security is intended as an introduction to American national security policy. Since the end of World War II America has operated in a global environment of both official peace (no declared war) and almost perpetual conflict in one region or another. This situation has engendered a vital debate over where and when the U.S. should be willing to use military force. At the same time, nuclear weapons, whose awesome threat has deterred the use of military confrontation, have themselves become the object of debate in arms talks, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and in a host of other controversies. This book provides an overview of these topics and looks at the concept of security, the role of conventional weapons and forces, and the nuclear weapons issue. Discussions of maritime strategy and of the crisis in the Philippines are included.

• OSTI ID: 5687340
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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