Sarkesian, Sam C. 1927-2011.

U.S. national security : policymakers, processes, and politics / monograph. Sam C. Sarkesian, John Allen Williams, and Stephen J. Cimbala. - 5th ed. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013. - xii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index.

National interests and national security -- The national security context -- Who's who in the international system -- The conflict spectrum -- National security, nuclear weapons, and arms control -- The US political system -- The national security establishment -- The President and the presidency -- The policy triad and the National Security Council -- The military establishment -- The intelligence establishment -- The national security policy process -- The policy process -- The President and Congress -- Empowering the people -- Civil-military relations -- Looking toward the future -- Long-range issues of national security -- Making the system work -- For further reading.

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National security--Decision making.--United States
Military policy--Decision making.


United States--Military policy--Decision making.

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