Military Readiness: Concepts, Choices, Consequences

by Richard K. Betts

Book Overview

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Throughout most of American history, U.S. military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early battles. During the Cold War, for the first time, U.S. defense policy tried to maintain high readiness in peacetime. But now, with the Cold War over and defense budgets falling, what will happen to U.S. military forces? Will they revert to a state of unpreparedness or find a new balance?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815709056
• ISBN13: 9780815709053
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"