The Shifting Balance of Military Power

Abstract

The Blue Ribbon Defense Panel, appointed by the President and the Secretary of Defense in July 1969, submitted its Report on July 1, 1970. Members of the Panel reserved the right to submit supplemental statements on areas not addressed by the Panel's Report. This is submitted, pursuant to that reservation, by the Panel members named below. The statement which follows deals with the balance of strategic military power at a time when the convergence of a number of trends indicates a shifting of this balance against the United States. In the course of the Panel's study during the past year, it became increasingly clear to the undersigned that if these observable trends continue the United States will become a second-rate power incapable of assuring the future security and freedom of its people.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1970
Accession Number
ADA436162

Entities

People

  • George Champion
  • Hobart D. Lewis
  • John M. Fluke
  • Lewis F. Powell Jr
  • Wilfred J. Mcneil
  • William Blackie
  • William P. Clements Jr.

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Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Southeast Asia
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Western Europe

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies