Reshaping America's military : four alternatives presented as presidential speeches / Lawrence J. Korb, project director.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Council on Foreign Relations.

Contributor:

Korb, Lawrence J., 1939-

Council on Foreign Relations.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Military policy.

United States--Armed Forces.

Armed Forces.

United States. Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States. Department of Defense.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

vii, 96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Council on Foreign Relations Press; [Washington, D.C.] : [Distributed by the Brookings Institution Press], [2002]

Summary:

In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the ensuing war on terrorism, the United States began a massive buildup in its defense budget. This book is a useful guide to teachers, students, and the general reader, layoin out the best case for four different options, each of which could serve as the organizing principle for future defense plans and budgets.

Contents:

Memorandum to the President

Speech one : an enhanced defense

Speech two : a revolutionary transformation

Speech three: an evolutionary transformation

Speech four: a cooperative defense.

Notes:

"A Council Policy Initiative."

ISBN:

0876093144

OCLC:

50678216