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Kent Glenn A. <1915-> |
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Thinking about America's defense : an analytical memoir / / Glenn A. Kent ; with David Ochmanek, Michael Spirtas, Bruce R. Pirnie |
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Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-45105-7 |
9786612451058 |
0-8330-4862-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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OchmanekDavid A |
SpirtasMichael |
PirnieBruce <1940-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military planning - United States |
Generals - United States |
Strategic forces - United States |
National security - United States |
United States Defenses Decision making |
United States Military policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Foreword - Creating Strategic Analysis: Thomas C. Schelling; Foreword - Putting Analysis to Work: Harold Brown; Introduction: David Ochmanek, Bruce Pirnie, and Michael Spirtas; Chapter One - The Single Integrated Operational Plan; Chapter Two - Nuclear Weapons: Strategy and Arms Control; Chapter Three - Analysis, Force Planning, and the Paradigm forModernizing; Chapter Four - Modernizing Nuclear Forces; Chapter Five - Modernizing Conventional Forces; Chapter Six - Analytical Tools |
Chapter Seven - Summing Up: Kent's MaximsChronology; Awards; Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Lieutenant General Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy in the second half of the |
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