The National Security : Its Theory and Practice, 1945-1960: Its Theory and Practice, 1945-1960Based on a conference at West Point, this volume explores the national security policies developed by the Truman and Eisenhower administrations in response to the threat of Soviet expansionism. More pointed and analytic than any other book on the subject, it shows clearly that the makers of Cold War policy were motivated by fear. It also examines the nature of U.S. security policy and points to the growing gap between the ends and the means of global security policy--to protect Western democracy from the "Red Menace" by using a nuclear strategy with limited applications. The contributors, including David Alan Rosenberg, Lloyd C. Gardner, Martin J. Sherwin and Gary W. Reichard, explore such issues as how dependence on nuclear weapons became the central doctrine of American foreign policy, the bureaucratic and political context of U.S. security, Eisenhower's ongoing disputes with Army and Navy leaders over the security issue, the objections of Democrats to the evolving security strategy, and the limits of Cold War policy, particularly how the viewing of the Third World through a U.S.-Soviet prism impeded the U.S. from developing a truly global security policy. Written in an accessible, journalistic style, The National Security makes available a wealth of information on the Cold War period and offers insights into fears that dominate political thinking to this day. |
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Inhalt
| 76 | |
Scientists Arms Control and National Security | 105 |
Nuclear Weapons | 123 |
The President | 199 |
The Presidency and National Security Organization | 226 |
The Domestic Politics of National Security | 243 |
The Limits of Nuclear Strategy | 275 |
Index | 305 |
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The National Security: Its Theory and Practice, 1945-1960 Norman A. Graebner Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1986 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accept Acheson administration Air Force American approved Army Asia atomic attack August basic bomb budget Chief of Staff China Command Committee Communist concern Congress continued Council critical danger December decision defense Democrats Department discussion Dulles early East economic effective effort Eisenhower Eisenhower's established Europe European February Folder foreign policy German History increase interests issue January John Joint Chiefs July June later leaders less limited major March matters meeting Memorandum military missile national security Navy noted November nuclear objectives October operational planning political position possible prepared present President President Eisenhower presidential Press problem produce proposed question Relations Republicans response Robert role Russian Secretary Senate September Series Soviet Union strategic strike Subject target Taylor threat Truman United University warned Washington weapons Western White York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 23 - Second, the Soviet Union, unlike previous aspirants to hegemony, is animated by a new fanatic faith, antithetical to our own, and seeks to impose its absolute authority over the rest of the world.
Seite 18 - It is necessary only to glance at a map to realize that the survival and integrity of the Greek nation are of grave importance in a much wider situation. If Greece should fall under the control of an armed minority, the effect upon its neighbor, Turkey, would be immediate and serious.
Seite 32 - The attack upon Korea makes it plain beyond all doubt that Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war.
Seite 39 - Council shall be to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the national security so as to enable the military services and the other departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate more effectively in matters involving the national security.
Seite 181 - US Objectives with Respect to the USSR to Counter Soviet Threats to US Security," November 23, 1948, FRUS: 1948, Vol.
Seite 7 - Our oceans have ceased to be moats which automatically protect our ramparts. Flesh and blood now compete unequally with winged steel. War has become an all-consuming juggernaut.
Seite 115 - It may be very difficult to persuade the world that a nation which was capable of secretly preparing and suddenly releasing a new weapon, as indiscriminate as the rocket bomb and a thousand times more destructive, is to be trusted in its proclaimed desire of having such weapons abolished by international agreement.
Seite 12 - America bestrides the world like a colossus; neither Rome at the height of its power, nor Great Britain in the period of its economic supremacy, enjoyed an influence so direct, so profound, or so...
Seite 119 - It seems likely to me even further to worsen the unbalance of our present war plans. What does worry me is that this thing appears to have caught the imagination, both of the congressional and of military people, as the answer to the problem posed by the Russian advance. It would be folly to oppose the exploration of this weapon.
Verweise auf dieses Buch
House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power James Carroll Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |

