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DTIC ADA1043115: U.S. Defense Perspectives Fiscal Year 1978, |
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Military strength is an essential element of national |
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security, given the world situation. Where, for 20-25 |
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years after World War II, the superiority of U.S. |
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Military strength was hardly questioned, the emergence of |
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the Soviet Union as a 'superpower' puts U.S. national |
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security in a different light. There is consensus that |
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U.S. military capability and strength can be described as |
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'sufficient' -- today. However, the trends over a 10-15 |
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year period had been decidedly adverse, quantitatively |
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and qualitatively, as well as with respect to the key |
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military balances, until arrested by real increases in |
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the Defense budget in FY 1976 and FY 1977. While no one |
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chart, statistic or trend can present the complete |
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picture, a sweeping look at level of effort, resource |
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allocation, procurement and R&D efforts, equipment |
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production rates, force level trends, and shifts, in |
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relative capability does make it clear what has taken |
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place. An unclassified collection of graphics is |
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presented here, with explanatory notes and appropriate |
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caveats. On the basis of these facts presented, one can |
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make a judgment with regard to the effort required to |
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prevent recurrence of trends in the military balance |
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which are adverse to U.S. national security. |
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Date Published: 2020-04-17 17:14:17 |
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Identifier: DTIC_ADA1043115 |
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Item Size: 16817948 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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