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001 2011014659
003 DLC
005 20120517112758.0
008 110405s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011014659
020 $a9780231151221 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a9780231521888 (ebk.)
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050 00 $aJZ1480$b. B49 2012
082 00 $a355.00973/09045$222
100 1 $aBetts, Richard K.,$d1947-
245 10 $aAmerican force :$bdangers, delusions, and dilemmas in national security /$cRichard K. Betts.
260 $aNew York :$bColumbia University Press,$cc2012.
300 $axiv, 367 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 0 $aA Council on Foreign Relations book
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPreface -- Introduction: from Cold War to hot peace -- Policy milestones: Cold War roots of consensus -- Confused interventions: puttering with primacy -- New threats of mass destruction: capabilities down, intentions up -- Terrorism: the soft underbelly of primacy -- Striking first: well-lost opportunities -- Big small wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam -- The main events: the rise of China and resurgence of Russia -- Civil-military relations: a special problem? -- Plans and results: is strategy an illusion? -- A disciplined defense: regaining strategic solvency -- Conclusion: selecting security.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989-
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y20th century.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy.
650 0 $aNational security$zUnited States.