Suchergebnisse

Rezension von: Krepinevich, Andrew F. (jr.): The army and Vietnam. - Baltimore/Md. : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986

Extent to which criticism of the defense buildup strategy contributes to declining support for defense spending increases. Role of the budget deficit; the "perception that the defense buildup was mismanaged and that much of the money spent in the first Reagan administration was wasted."

To be published in the forthcoming book, "Chemical weapons and Western security." Questions U.S. claims that the Soviet Union has used chemical weapons and covered up an accident at a biological warfare facility; based on conference paper.

Lessons for modern deterrence theory from eight conflicts, 1898-1967.

Includes recommendations for ensuring the effectiveness of weapons already deployed at the time of a test ban treaty.

Strategic nuclear targeting / Ball, Desmond ; Richelson, Jeffrey (Eds.). - Ithaca/N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1986

FIREPOWER SCORES SHOULD NOT BE USED AS THE MEASURE OF QUANTITIVE CAPABILITY IN LANCHESTER'S EQUATIONS BECAUSE THEY CONFOUND THE QUANTITATIVE AND EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS, PRODUCING INVALID RESULTS.

Enthält Rezension von: McGwire, Michael: Military objectives in Soviet foreign policy. - Washington/D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 1987