White Book on National Defense (Republic of Argentina)

• Other Authors: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Government and Political Science; Military Forces and Organizations; Civil Defense; *ARGENTINA; *NATIONAL DEFENSE; *GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN); *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN); MILITARY PERSONNEL; DEPLOYMENT; POLICIES; NATIONAL SECURITY; EDUCATION; MOBILIZATION; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES; LOGISTICS; MILITARY TRAINING; CIVILIAN PERSONNEL; MILITARY MODERNIZATION; PLANNING PROGRAMMING BUDGETING; MILITARY BUDGETS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATION; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ATLANTIC OCEAN ISLANDS; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; INFRASTRUCTURE; MILITARY RESERVES; MILITARY OPERATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT; MILITARY INTELLIGENCE; FOREIGN POLICY; INTERNATIONAL SECURITY; DEFENSE LEGAL FRAMEWORK; DEFENSE POLICIES; MALVINAS ISLANDS; GEORGIAS DEL SUR ISLANDS; SANDWICH DEL SUR ISLANDS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MILITARY EDUCATION; NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE; HUMAN RIGHTS; MERCOSUR(SOUTH COMMON MARKET); CITEFA(ARMED FORCES SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE); SINAPA(NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE CAREER SYSTEM); FOREIGN REPORTS; Antarctic; Argentina; Argentine; Antarc*; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA530792; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA530792

This White Book was written in the first place for our fellow citizens, and also for the members of all democratic communities in the world. Its contents describe the main achievements and projects that, starting in 1989, gave rise to significant changes in the National Defense System and, particularly, in the Nation's Armed Forces. The basic principle of this transformation was supported by a global view of the international scenario aimed at consolidating democracy as the only and definitive form of government, promoting free trade and strengthening confidence in military matters. To achieve these aims, we have led the Argentine Republic along the same path as the nations that believe in cooperation as the way to face a continuously changing world. Notwithstanding this dynamic environment, the main purpose of National Defense remains that of ensuring national sovereignty and integrity and preserving the country's vital interests. Within this framework, international security is not conceived as a substitute for national security, but as its possible and necessary complement.