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An edition of Fortress America: the American military and the consequences of peace (1998)

Fortress America

the American military and the consequences of peace

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Everyone thought that the end of the Cold War meant a new era for the American military. But everyone was wrong, as acclaimed journalist William Greider reveals in Fortress America. Our military hasn't adapted, and as a result the United States finds itself on the verge of a silent, looming crisis - a crisis that threatens us all.

Greider shows how our military has come to resemble a starving man whose body has begun to feed upon itself. Among his findings: We have so many tanks that the Army has taken to dumping them in the ocean to form coral reefs - and then asking to buy even more. The Air Force has so many long-range bombers it can't even afford to keep them in the air - and still it wants to build more. Strategic planning and training of our forces still focuses on fighting a Soviet-style superpower - even though none exists.

Our military continues to concentrate on conventional infantry and tank tactics - but the future of war is digital, biological and unconventional.

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PublicAffairs, Public Affairs
Language
English
Pages
202

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Subjects

Economic conversion, Defenses, Military-industrial complex, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Disarmament, Disarmament, Militair-industrieel complex, Ontwapening, New York Times reviewed, United states, defenses, Disarmament, economic aspects

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United States
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Cover of: Fortress America
Fortress America: the American military and the consequences of peace
1999, PublicAffairs
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Cover of: Fortress America
Fortress America: the American military and the consequences of peace
1998, PublicAffairs, Public Affairs
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Includes index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
330.973/0929
Library of Congress
HC110.D4 G74 1998, HC110.D4G74 1998

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Pagination
xix, 202 p. ;
Number of pages
202

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OL369747M
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fortressamericaa00grei
ISBN 10
1891620096
LCCN
98030426
OCLC/WorldCat
98030426, 39677744
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98695
Goodreads
3793504

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OL1927671W

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