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British Policy and the Independence of Latin America 1804-1828

Politics & Social Sciences

Kaufmann, William W.

Politics & Government

Archon Books

Military policy and national security,

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Kennikat Press

In the nearly two decades since the Nixon administration decided to withdraw U.S. armed forces from Vietnam and to end their dependence on conscription, America's military institution has undergone substantial changes. One of the most pronounced has been the increased reliance on Army reserve components, which today shoulder unprecedented responsibilities for protecting the nations security. Of special importance have been the growing expectations about the capabilities and readiness of the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Reserve components would now be among the first to be used in a range of possible conflicts—from limited contingencies involving rapid deployment forces to a major confrontation in Central Europe between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. This shift has been instituted with little public fanfare or debate yet the consequences could be dramatic and far-reaching. It raises the central question Binkin and Kaufmann address: How has greater reliance on Army reserves affected the nation's ability to protect its security?

U.S. Army Guard and Reserve: Rhetoric, Realities, Risks (Studies in Defense Policy)

History

Binkin, Martin

Military

Brookings Institution Press

59p white paperback with card cover, little use, pages clean with charts, very good

The 1986 Defense Budget (Studies in Defense Policy)

Brookings Inst Pr

A Reasonable Defense (Studies in Defense Policy)

In the wake of Glasnost, Perestroika, and other democratic changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the American government must rethink it's defensive policy. According to William Kaufmann, we now have an opportunity to put an end to the military competition and to the risks that have accompanied it. But to what extent should the United States alter it's defense progams and budgets during the last decade of the twentieth century? In this timely book, Kaufmann proposes a plan to cut defense spending by almost half over the next decade. He explains that an adjustment of spending plans is essential: the Soviet Union has already begun to reduce its conventional forces, as have other members of the Warsaw Pact, and Moscow is now willing to accept parity in nuclear and conventional capabilities at reduced levels; the United States, for its part, has strong domestic incentives to reduce defense spending and to foster economic and political change in the communist bloc. Kaufmann contends that the United States can best encourage that change by facilitating a transfer of Warsaw Pact resources from the military to the civil sector. He explains that the essence of a revised defense spending plan would be to cooperate in ending the military competition with the Soviet Union and in reducing the resources devoted to defense by both sides. Kaufmann discusses how each of three successive stages in the process might affect U.S. defense capabilities and spending, and he explains how the Pentagon should prepare for changes not only in force, size and composition but also in deployments, readiness, long-range mobility, sustainability and modernization. Studies in Defense Policy

Glasnost, Perestroika, and U.S. Defense Spending (STUDIES IN DEFENSE POLICY (WASHINGTON, AMER ENTERPRISE INST FOR PUB POLICY RES))

Kaufmann and Steinbruner take a close look at the most recent spending plan from the Pentagon, contending that the potential for greater cost reduction is possible. They offer alternatives for force reduction and future budgeting. After much debate in 1990, Congress and the administration agreed to reduce real spending for national defense by nearly 20% by fiscal 1996. To achieve these savings, the Defense Department proposes to cut US forces by approximately 25%, end procurement of most current-generation weapons, and prepare for the introduction of new capabilities after 1996. According to the authors, there is a huge probability that, as a consequence, real defense spending will then begin to rise. Kaufmann and Steinbruner question the merits of the assumptions on which this policy is based. They argue not only that the Pentagon has overstated the potential military threats of the future, but also that defense can reduce its forces and investments below what its spokesmen have described as "an irreducible minimum". To support their case, the authors indicate specifically the forces and budgets they consider appropriate for the next 10 years.

Decisions for Defense: Prospects for a New Order (Studies in Defense Policy)

Steinbruner, John D.

The Defense Department unveiled its base force in 1990. According to Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney, the proposed capabilities reflect the end of the cold war and the changes that have occurred in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Yet the real costs of the base force by 1997 will only be 27 percent lower than they were in 1990, whereas the containment of the Soviet Union accounted for more than 50 percent of the defense budget during the cold war.In this book, William Kaufmann raises two issues: the merits of the case for the base force and the extent to which further cuts in U.S. capabilities and costs can prudently be made. He concludes that the base force remains a scaled-down relic of the cold war, that it can be reduced substantially in size without serious risk, and that cumulative real savings of approximately $200 billion can be made during the next five years.

Assessing the Base Force: How Much Is Too Much? (Studies in Defense Policy)

Americas

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