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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 1957
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Author : Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Publisher : Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 44,42 MB
Release : 2003-09
Category : History
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This official history was originally printed in very small numbers in 2002. "Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997" traces the development of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP), and its descendant government organizations, from its original founding in 1947 to 1997. After the disestablishment of the Manhattan Engineering District (MED) in 1947, AFSWP was formed to provide military training in nuclear weapons' operations. Over the years, its sequential descendant organizations have been the Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA) from 1959 to 1971, the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) from 1971 to 1996, and the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, DSWA, the On-Site Inspection Agency, the Defense Technology Security Administration, and selected elements of the Office of Secretary of Defense were combined to form the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2004
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ISBN : 1428910336
Nearly 40 years after the concept of finite deterrence was popularized by the Johnson administration, nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) thinking appears to be in decline. The United States has rejected the notion that threatening population centers with nuclear attacks is a legitimate way to assure deterrence. Most recently, it withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, an agreement based on MAD. American opposition to MAD also is reflected in the Bush administration's desire to develop smaller, more accurate nuclear weapons that would reduce the number of innocent civilians killed in a nuclear strike. Still, MAD is influential in a number of ways. First, other countries, like China, have not abandoned the idea that holding their adversaries' cities at risk is necessary to assure their own strategic security. Nor have U.S. and allied security officials and experts fully abandoned the idea. At a minimum, acquiring nuclear weapons is still viewed as being sensible to face off a hostile neighbor that might strike one's own cities. Thus, our diplomats have been warning China that Japan would be under tremendous pressure to go nuclear if North Korea persisted in acquiring a few crude weapons of its own. Similarly, Israeli officials have long argued, without criticism, that they would not be second in acquiring nuclear weapons in the Middle East. Indeed, given that Israelis surrounded by enemies that would not hesitate to destroy its population if they could, Washington finds Israel's retention of a significant nuclear capability totally "understandable."
Author : Steven L. Rearden
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Page : pages
File Size : 44,20 MB
Release : 1984
Category : National security
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Author : Lawrence S. Kaplan
Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Office
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
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A narrative history and assessment of the early years of Robert McNamara's tenure as Secretary of Defense, including McNamara's relationship with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, the transformation of the Department of Defense as a part of Kennedy's New Frontier, and the Pentagon's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs episode, and onset of the Vietnam War along with other major national security events and developments during a turbulent and momentous period of the Cold War. (Fuller description is on the dust jacket flaps.)
Author : Barry R. Schneider
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Page : 466 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 9780974740386
Author : Alain C. Enthoven
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2005-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0833048147
Originally published in 1971, and now published with a new foreword, this is a book of enduring value and lasting relevance. The authors detail the application, history, and controversies surrounding the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS), used to evaluate military needs and to choose among alternatives for meeting those needs.
Author : Michael E. Haas
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 20,26 MB
Release : 1998-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780788149832
Presenting a fascinating insider's view of U.S.A.F. special operations, this volume brings to life the critical contributions these forces have made to the exercise of air & space power. Focusing in particular on the period between the Korean War & the Indochina wars of 1950-1979, the accounts of numerous missions are profusely illustrated with photos & maps. Includes a discussion of AF operations in Europe during WWII, as well as profiles of Air Commandos who performed above & beyond the call of duty. Reflects on the need for financial & political support for restoration of the forces. Bibliography. Extensive photos & maps. Charts & tables.
Author : Earl H. Tilford
Publisher : Military Bookshop
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 2013-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782664307
Author : Doris M.. Condit
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Page : 768 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 1988
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