The Role of Congress in the Strategic Posture of the United States, 1942-1960, Manhattan Project to the New Look

Abstract

This is the fourth in a series of papers to examine the role of Congress in the development of the doctrinal and material strategic posture of the United States. Previous papers examined the role of Congress in building the U.S. strategic posture during the decades of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. This paper examines the role of the 77th-86th Congresses, from 1942 to 1960, an eighteen year period that begins with the development of the first atomic weapons during the Manhattan Project and runs through the administration of President Dwight Eisenhower and the development of the "New Look" nuclear strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA556982

Entities

People

  • Bill Hostyn
  • Peter Pry

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Congress
  • Foreign Relations
  • Fusion Weapons
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Warfare
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Public Policy
  • Second World War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies