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020 _a0815764677 (pbk.):
_c18.95 US
100 1 _aO'HANLON Michael E
245 0 _aDefense strategy for the post-Saddam era
260 _aWashington DC:
_bBrookings Institution,
_c2005
300 _a148p.
520 _aOne of a series of reports, produced by the Brookings Institution, on U.S. defence plans. Recommends some alterations to America's defence strategy and budgets with the objective of making enough savings in weapons programmes to fund at least 40,000 more ground troops. The final chapter covers some future conflict scenarios that might involve the U.S. military. These include war in Korea, war between China and Taiwan, stabilisation of a large country such as Congo or Indonesia, and a coup in Saudi Arabia.
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xDEFENCE POLICY
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xARMED FORCES
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_sY
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