Neutralization as an American Strategic Option.

Abstract

This survey focuses on the nature, advantages and disadvantages, and potentialities of neutralization as a policy alternative to formal and informal US security commitments. By considering several forms of neutralization, the author analyzes their political, economic, and military purposes in six separate geographical regions: Western Hemisphere, Europe and the Mediterranean, Africa, South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, the Pacific region, and the polar regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057969

Entities

People

  • Elmer Plischke

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • South Asia
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Treaties
  • United States

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Solar Physics