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Genre/Form: | History Sources |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: United States. Department of State. Foreign relations of the United States, 1969-1976. Vol. 34, National security policy, 1969-1972. Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2011 (OCoLC)1085694638 |
Material Type: | Government publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
M Todd Bennett; Edward C Keefer; United States. Department of State. |
ISBN: | 9780160844119 0160844118 |
OCLC Number: | 1006026072 |
Description: | xxviii, 1064 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Preface -- Sources -- Abbreviations and terms -- Persons -- National Security Policy, 1969-1972. Parity, Safeguard, and the SS-9 Controversy; The Joint Chiefs of Staff readiness test; Chemical and biological warfare, Safeguard phase II, the draft; The Defense budget and Safeguard phase III; The Defense budget and U.S. national security policy; Taking stock -- Index. |
Other Titles: | National security policy, 1969-1972. |
Responsibility: | editor, M. Todd Bennett ; general editor, Edward C. Keefer. |
Abstract:
This volume documents U.S. national security policy in the context of the Vietnam War and the changing Cold War strategic balance between the United States and the Soviet Union. When President Richard Nixon assumed office in January 1969, he was confronted with the fact that the United States no longer held commanding military superiority over its superpower rival. Since the end of his stint as Vice President in 1961, the Soviets had achieved a rough strategic parity that left the United States with "significant vulnerabilities" vis-à-vis the USSR. This volume documents the Nixon administration's efforts to grapple with this new strategic situation and provides coverage of the following: The administration's review of U.S. nuclear and general purpose forces and strategic doctrine; its attempts to ascertain the level of technological sophistication achieved by the Soviet missile program; and its decision to deploy Safeguard, a modified anti-ballistic missile system. The volume also examines chemical and biological weapons policy; U.S. nuclear policy in Asia; the evolution of the administration's strategic priorities in light of an ever-shrinking defense budget; and the transition from military conscription to an all-volunteer armed force. Additionally, the volume provides previously unreleased material regarding the October 1969 Joint Chiefs of Staff Readiness Test, in which Nixon secretly placed on alert portions of the United States military, including its nuclear forces. Throughout this volume, a consistent theme is the relationship between military strength and diplomatic strength; in particular, the importance of military might-real or perceived-to the United States' ability to maintain credibility in the eyes of allies and adversaries alike.--Information from the Preface.
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