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Title Defense Policies : Issues and Legislation / Thelma Howell, editor
Published New York : SNOVA, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource
Series American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
American political, economic, and security issues series.
Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; United States Special Operations Command Acquisition Authorities*; Summary; Introduction; SOCOM Acquisition Authorities and Organization; Legislative Framework; SOCOM Acquisition Chain of Command; SOCOM vs. Military Department Acquisition; Legislative Framework; Regulatory Framework; Comparison of Acquisition Programs; How SOCOM's Size Can Promote a Culture of Agility and Innovation; Issues for Congress; Can SOCOM Attributes be Replicated by the Military Services?; Should Authorities Available to the Military Departments be Extended to SOCOM?; Appendix A
Appendix B. Comparison of Chains of CommandChapter 2; Withdrawal from International Agreements: Legal Framework, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement*; Summary; Introduction; Forms of International Agreements and Commitments; Withdrawal under International Law; Withdrawal under Domestic Law; Withdrawal from Executive Agreements and Political Commitments under Domestic Law; Withdrawal from Treaties under Domestic Law; Domestic Practices Related to Treaty Termination and Withdrawal; Domestic Legal Challenges to Unilateral Treaty Termination by the Executive
Goldwater v. CarterDistrict Court Dismissals Following Goldwater; Limits on Applicability of Past Cases in Separation of Powers Disputes; The Effect of Implementing Legislation; Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement; Withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; Structure and Terms of the JCPOA; U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231; The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act and the Trump Administration; Dispute Resolution and "Snapback" Procedures; Chapter 3; Artificial Intelligence and National Security*; Summary; Introduction; AI Definitions and Terminology; Issues for Congress
AI Applications for DefenseIntelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; Logistics; Cyberspace; Command and Control; Autonomous Vehicles; Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS); AI Acquisitions Challenges; International Competition; China; Russia; International Institutions; AI Opportunities and Challenges; Autonomy; Speed; Scaling; Information Superiority; Predictability; Explainability; AI Exploitation; AI's Impact on Combat; Minimal Impact on Combat; Evolutionary Impact on Combat; Revolutionary Impact on Combat; Chapter 4
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense-Issues for Congress (Updated)(Summary; Introduction; Background; Previous International Security Environments; Cold War Era; Post-Cold War Era; New International Security Environment; Observers Conclude a Shift Has Occurred; Some Emerging Features of the New Environment; Markers of the Shift to the New Environment; Comparisons of the New Environment to Earlier Periods; Naming the New Environment; Congressional Participation in Reassessment of U.S. Defense During Previous Shift
Notes "This is an edited, reformated and augmented version of a Congressional Research Service report, Publication No. R45252, dated July 9, 2018"
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Military policy
Military readiness
SUBJECT United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
United States -- Defenses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139992
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Howell, Thelma, editor
LC no. 2020685793
ISBN 9781536144901
1536144908