03288nam 2200649Ia 450 991082862770332120220929211143.01-283-61332-897866139257700-8157-2383-0(CKB)2670000000242657(EBL)1031947(OCoLC)830170506(SSID)ssj0000721821(PQKBManifestationID)11475712(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721821(PQKBWorkID)10693965(PQKB)11136373(OCoLC)812924930(MdBmJHUP)muse19414(Au-PeEL)EBL1031947(CaPaEBR)ebr10604702(CaONFJC)MIL392577(MiAaPQ)EBC1031947(EXLCZ)99267000000024265720120817d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStar spangled security applying lessons learned over six decades safeguarding America /Harold Brown. with Joyce WinslowWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20121 online resource (xviii, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8157-2382-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue -- Oh, say can you see : the view from the top -- What so proudly we hail : insuring national defense through its budget -- Stripes and bright stars : how the team at the top affects security policy -- The perilous fight : Iranian revolution and the hostage crisis -- Rockets' red glare and bombs : plans, programs, and agreements -- The ramparts we watched : dealing with the outside world -- That banner yet waves : preparing for what lies ahead -- Land of the free : stimulating the national economy for international security -- Home of the brave : America at a tipping point.Harold Brown served as U.S. secretary of defense when the Soviet Union posed an existential threat with superior conventional force capability and a daunting nuclear weapons arsenal. No one could have been better suited to deter the Soviets during that most dangerous period in the Cold War. A physicist, Brown had previously led Livermore Laboratory and its development of the Polaris missile warhead. By age 33 he was director of Defense Research and Engineering, and he later served as secretary of the U.S. Air Force early in the Vietnam War.Cabinet officersUnited StatesBiographyNational securityUnited StatesDecision makingCase studiesNational securityUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesMilitary policyDecision makingCase studiesUnited StatesMilitary policyPlanningCabinet officersNational securityDecision makingNational securityHistory.355/.033573Brown Harold1927-201998146Winslow Joyce1630526MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828627703321Star spangled security3968886UNINA