The Impact of Crises on the Evolution of Strategy and Forces in an Era of Detente

Abstract

The study examines the evolution of U.S. postwar security strategy which is characterized as follows (dates approximate): Period of deteriorating major power cooperation (1945-47); containment of communism primarily through economic and military assistance, Truman Doctrine (1947-50); containment through military intervention (1950-53); deterrence through doctrine of massive retaliation, 'The New Look' (1954-56); strategic 'sufficiency', Eisenhower Doctrine (1957-60); mutual strategic deterrence and doctrine of flexible response (1961-70), the birth of detente (1967); mutual strategic deterrence and local reliance on indigenous resources backed by U.S. flexible response, Nixon Doctrine (1970-74).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014158

Entities

People

  • Edward B. Atkeson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies