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Page 184
... recommend a sharp reduction in the ready forces of the U.S.A. overseas which are not reserved for the defense of NATO . We do this because we want to minimize the potential for intervention without a mandate from the American people ...
... recommend a sharp reduction in the ready forces of the U.S.A. overseas which are not reserved for the defense of NATO . We do this because we want to minimize the potential for intervention without a mandate from the American people ...
Page 201
... recommend that other major surface ships - the 150 post - World War II construction cruisers , destroyers , and frigates— be retained largely as they are at the start of our program , and then decline very slowly to somewhat above 100 ...
... recommend that other major surface ships - the 150 post - World War II construction cruisers , destroyers , and frigates— be retained largely as they are at the start of our program , and then decline very slowly to somewhat above 100 ...
Page 246
... recommended . All units which cannot be made ready swiftly , or whose mission is useful only after months of war , should be eliminated . This requires a cut of more than half in Army Reserves . The smaller active forces we recommend ...
... recommended . All units which cannot be made ready swiftly , or whose mission is useful only after months of war , should be eliminated . This requires a cut of more than half in Army Reserves . The smaller active forces we recommend ...
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U S Forces in a Global Perspective | 3 |
Relating Forces Budgets and Policy Goals | 49 |
Foundations of Nuclear Deterrence | 61 |
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