Title Australia and the global strategic balance / Desmond Ball

Published Canberra : Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1989

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Description <vii>, 93 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm Series Canberra papers on strategy and defence, 0069-0104 ; no. 49 Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; no. 49 Summary Provides a comprehensive account of the global strategic relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union and Australia's connections to this relationship. It describes the basic US and Soviet strategic nuclear policies and doctrines, assesses the current state of the strategic balance, and provides a critique of Australia's involvement in the global balance Analysis Australia overseas comparisons Federal issue Military strategy Soviet Union Strategic Defense Initiative United States Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [82]-91) Bibliography Bibliography: pages [82]-91 Notes Canberra papers on strategy and defence no:49 0069-0104 Subject Strategic forces -- Soviet Union. Strategic forces -- United States. World politics -- 20th century. SUBJECT Australia -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114306 USSR -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112298 United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379 Author Australian National University. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. LC no. 90105626 ISBN 0731505298

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