2 options
Irrational security : the politics of defense from Reagan to Obama / Daniel Wirls.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wirls, Daniel, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- National security--United States--History--21st century.
- Military spending.
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.
- United States--Appropriations and expenditures.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States. Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
- Summary:
- military policy from the end of the Cold War through the beginning of the Obama presidency provides a clear picture of why the United States is militarily powerful but "otherwise insecure.".
- Contents:
- List of Figures; Preface; 1 IRRATIONAL SECURITY; 2 AFTER THE COLD WAR: From Buildup to Bottom-Up; 3 WHAT COMES DOWN MUST GO UP: Clinton and the Politics of Military Spending; 4 FROM AMBITION TO EMPIRE: Bush and Military Policy before and after 9/11; 5 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: The Bush Military Buildup; 6 PAYING THE PRICE: From Bush to Obama; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9842-0
- OCLC:
- 647927706
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.