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9 pages : color illustrations (digital, PDF file) |
| Summary |
Since the end of the Cold War, administrations of both political parties have underfunded the military, first harvesting a 'dividend' by reducing the size of the force and then repeatedly postponing investments needed to replace worn out equipment and preserve the technological advantages that have been a traditional source of American strength. Now, just as this strain on the military, engaged in today's persistent irregular wars, yet unable to prepare fully for the wars of the future, reaches a point of crisis, come new calls to cut the Defense Department's budget, amplified by the fears of a faltering economy, the federal government's desire to boost spending elsewhere, and its inability to rein in other spending. Yet the arguments frequently made for Pentagon spending cuts are concocted from a mix of faulty analysis and out-of-context 'facts.' |
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October 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Title from PDF cover screen (viewed Dec 3, 2010) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Defense -- Appropriations and expenditures
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United States. Armed Forces -- Costs
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United States. Department of Defense. fast (OCoLC)fst01852447 |
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Armed Forces (United States) fast (OCoLC)fst01359266 |
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National security -- United States.
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Budget -- United States.
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Budget.
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Cost.
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Expenditures, Public.
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Military policy.
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National security.
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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United States.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
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Foreign Policy Initiative (Washington, D.C.)
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