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U.S. national security : a reference handbook / Cynthia A. Watson.
LIBRA UA23 .W36397 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watson, Cynthia Ann.
- Series:
- Contemporary world issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- United States.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- World politics.
- United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
- International relations.
- United States--Foreign relations--1989-.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 357 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- US national security
- United States national security
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2002]
- Summary:
- SERIES HIGHLIGHTS: - Thematic essay and topical entry formats- Extensive resources for further research- Coverage of critical issues facing America and the world
- Contents:
- What Is National Security? 2
- The Old Days: Cold War, 1947-1989 5
- New Threats since 1989 6
- The Changing National Security Apparatus 8
- 2 Enduring Questions in U.S. National Security 19
- Past Controversies 19
- Current Controversies 34
- 4 Personalities 81
- 5 Documents 131
- United Nations Charter (1945) 132
- "The Long Telegram" (1946) 132
- Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech (1946) 132
- The Truman Doctrine (1947) 136
- The Marshall Plan Speech (1947) 141
- "Mr. X" Article in Foreign Affairs (1947) 144
- The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (1947) 158
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Charter (1949) 159
- Dean Acheson's "Perimeter" Speech (1950) 159
- NSC 68 (1950) 161
- The Domino Theory (1954) 162
- John Foster Dulles's "Massive Retaliation" Speech (1954) 163
- Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference on Indochina: The Geneva Accords (1954) 165
- President Dwight Eisenhower's "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech (1961) 165
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) 170
- UN Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) 172
- The Nixon Doctrine (1969) 173
- Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (1970) 174
- The Pentagon Papers (1971) 175
- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I (1972) 175
- Antiballistic Missile Treaty (1972) 175
- The Shanghai Communique (1972) 176
- War Powers Resolution (1973) 181
- Camp David Accords (1978) 181
- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II (1979) 183
- Taiwan Relations Act (1979) 184
- President Ronald Reagan's SDI/Grenada Speech (1983) 188
- Tower Report on the Iran-Contra Scandal (1987) 197
- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (1991) 198
- North American Free Trade Association (1994) 198
- World Trade Organization (1994) 199
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1996) 199
- President George W. Bush's War on Terrorism Speech (2001) 200
- 6 Directory of Organizations 207
- Nongovernmental Organizations 208
- Governmental Organizations 262
- Web Addresses for Governmental Organizations 277.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1576075982
- 1576066091
- OCLC:
- 49698892
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