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UNINA9910454132703321 |
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Titolo |
The national security : its theory and practice, 1945-1960 / / edited by Norman A. Graebner |
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New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1986 |
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©1986 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52310-7 |
9786610523108 |
0-19-802103-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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National security - United States |
Civil-military relations - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Military policy |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; A Note on the Contributors; Introduction: The Sources of Postwar Insecurity; THE COURSE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY; 1 The National Security Policy from Truman to Eisenhower: Did the ""Hidden Hand"" Leadership Make Any Difference?; 2 Economic Foreign Policy and the Quest for Security; THE EVOLUTION OF NUCLEAR PLANNING; 3 Scientists, Arms Control, and National Security; 4 The Origins of Overkill: Nuclear Weapons and American Strategy; THE BUREAUCRATIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT; 5 Civil-Military Relations: The President and the General |
6 The Presidency and National Security Organization7 The Domestic Politics of National Security; Conclusion: The Limits of Nuclear Strategy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume, a collection of papers given at a conference at West Point, examines the national security policies developed by the United States under the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. |
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