The Influence and Direction of Deterrence.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:38:51
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 13 pages (3539 words)
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 13 pages (3539 words)
Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. National Security Policy was implemented on the sole basis of deterrence. At the time, this policy held the ability to ward off any potential threats; the effectiveness of this system was based on the mere fact that possible invaders would seriously contemplate the results of their action. The chief reason as to why the United States held such a powerful stance is the fact that the United States, …
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…pp. 83.
16 See ibid.
17 Seymour J. Deitchman, On Being A Superpower: And Not Knowing What to Do About It, (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2000), pp. 184.
18 Ivan Eland, "Reducing The Lightning Rod Problem", Cato Handbook For Congress: Policy Recommendation For The 108th Congress. <http://www.cato.org/pubs/handbook/hb108/hb108-7.pdf , 10/23/03>, pp.70.
19 Ibid., pp. 69.
20 Ibid., pp.74.
21 Gary L. Guertner, The Search For Strategy: Politics and Strategic Vision (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993), pp.149.
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