America's Need for a National Policy.

Abstract

The great historical productions which recount the details of the hundreds of wars, long and short, insignificant and dramatic, deal primary with the political impact of the outcome and the military significance of the decisions of the war. Seldom said is the economic significance of war, for certainly wars are created more from the events of economy than from the events of strategy. Today we are gaining experience in fighting a different war from others fought in centuries past. Today we are engaged in a standoff of military forces and we engage our enemies in an economic war. Our strength comes from our ability to wage a fighting war, if necessary, as well as an economic war. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116319

Entities

People

  • William A. West

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Commerce
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Systems
  • Electronics
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Market Economy
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies