Carter's conversion the hardening of American defense policy /

"Examining Carter's dramatic shift from advocating defense budget cuts early in his administration to supporting development of the MX missile and modernization of NATO's Long-Range Theater Nuclear Force by the end of his presidency, the author argues, counter to common interpretation...

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Main Author: Auten, Brian J., 1969-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
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245 1 0 |a Carter's conversion  |h [electronic resource] :  |b the hardening of American defense policy /  |c Brian J. Auten. 
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300 |a xiv, 344 p. 
500 |a Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--2004. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-332) and index. 
520 |a "Examining Carter's dramatic shift from advocating defense budget cuts early in his administration to supporting development of the MX missile and modernization of NATO's Long-Range Theater Nuclear Force by the end of his presidency, the author argues, counter to common interpretations, that the shift was a "self-correcting" policy change in response to the prevailing international military environment"--Provided by publisher. 
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600 1 0 |a Carter, Jimmy,  |d 1924-  |x Political and social views. 
610 2 0 |a North Atlantic Treaty Organization  |x Military policy. 
650 0 |a National security  |z United States  |x Decision making. 
650 0 |a MX (Weapons system)  |x History. 
650 0 |a Deterrence (Strategy)  |z United States  |x History. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Foreign relations  |y 1977-1981. 
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