U.S. Defense Policy: The Year in Review, 1979,

Abstract

Recent trends within the United States were focused by events in 1979 towards a consensus in favor of increased military spending and a more assertive American presence abroad. After reviewing the events of 1979, the author examines manpower problems, forward deployments, rapid deployment forces, and defense spending.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA100020

Entities

People

  • Kevin N. Lewis
  • Peter Malone

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Boats
  • Control Systems
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Indian Ocean
  • Military Facilities
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Rapid Deployment
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union