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The national security : its theory and practice, 1945-1960 /
The Allied victory in World War II led to a feeling in the US of grandeur and omnipotence, as America became the most powerful country in recent history and US dollars were used to rebuild war-torn Europe. Russian acquisitiveness and ideology, however, soon changed the national euphoria to fear. As...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1986.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The sources of postwar insecurity / Norman A. Graebner
- [1.] The course of the national security policy: The national security policy from Truman to Eisenhower: Did the "hidden hand" leadership make any difference? / Richard D. Challener
- Economic foreign policy and the quest for security / Lloyd C. Gardner
- [2.] The evolution of nuclear planning: Scientists, arms control, and national security / Martin J. Sherwin
- The origins of overkill: nuclear weapons and American strategy / David Alan Rosenberg
- [3.] The bureaucratic and political environment: Civil-military relations: the president and the general / Douglas Kinnard
- The presidency and national security organization / I.M. Destler
- The domestic politics of national security / Gary W. Reichard
- Conclusion: The limits of nuclear strategy / Norman A. Graebner.