1st Edition

Beyond The Thaw A New National Strategy

By S. J. Deitchman Copyright 1991
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is the first comprehensive examination of the U.S. national security situation in all of its dimensions since the dramatic events that began in 1989. It explores the shape of the armed forces and the balance of resources among the broad components of national security.

    Preface and Acknowledgments -- Prologue: What's the Problem? -- The State of Our National Security -- The Dimensions of National Security -- National Security Strategy, Past and Future -- Strategy Since World War II -- Changes in The World Balance -- Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control and World Peace -- Insurgency and Terrorism -- National Security Strategy For the Future -- The Armed Forces -- The Current Armed Forces -- The Future Armed Forces -- Technology and Cost -- Resources -- The Cost of the New National Security Posture -- Epilogue: Can We Get There from Here?