Thinking about America's defense an analytical memoir

Lieutenant General Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy in the second half of the twentieth century. His 33-year career in the Air Force was followed by more than 20 years as one of the leading analysts at RAND. This volume is not a memoir in the normal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kent, Glenn A., 1915- (-)
Otros Autores: Ochmanek, David A., Spirtas, Michael, Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp 2008.
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Sumario:Lieutenant General Glenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defense policy in the second half of the twentieth century. His 33-year career in the Air Force was followed by more than 20 years as one of the leading analysts at RAND. This volume is not a memoir in the normal sense but rather a summary of the dozens of national security issues in which Glenn was personally engaged over the course of his career. These issues included creating the single integrated operational plan (SIOP),leading DoD's official assessment of strategic defenses in the 1960s,developing and analyz
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (283 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781282451056
9786612451058
9780833048622