Goldwater-Nichols. Fighting the Decisive Battle

Abstract

A decisive battle in American military history began on the morning of February 4, 1986. It was not a conflict of arms, but a momentous clash of ideas and interests in a Senate hearing room. The adversaries were not armed with weapons, but with concepts, statutes, and amendments. This battle did not directly threaten anyones life, but its outcome--depending on whether deeply entrenched, outmoded traditions and practices were reformed or sustained--could save or cost untold lives of American soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA527751

Entities

People

  • James L. Locher Iii

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Crisis Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • History
  • Law
  • Military History
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Organizational Realignment
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies