[John Tower Speech at National War College Graduation about International Security Environment, Washington D.C., June 8, 1982]
Speech; Interlocking nature of economic interests - e.g. dependence on Middle Eastern oil; Buildup of Soviet military power; Lessened political cohesion of major alliances, incl. NATO; U.S.commitment to four worldwide missions: equivalence w. strategic forces of Soviet Union, maritime superiority, p...
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1982
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Online Access: | https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth612097/ |
Summary: | Speech; Interlocking nature of economic interests - e.g. dependence on Middle Eastern oil; Buildup of Soviet military power; Lessened political cohesion of major alliances, incl. NATO; U.S.commitment to four worldwide missions: equivalence w. strategic forces of Soviet Union, maritime superiority, power projection superiority, technological superiority; U.S.commitment to three regional missions: defense of NATO Europe, defense of East Asia, defense of Southwest Asia; North Atlantic Alliance; Culver-Nunn Amendment of 1976; Nixon Doctrine; Security assistance programs. |
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