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100 1 _aWirls, Daniel.
245 1 0 _aIrrational Security :
_bThe Politics of Defense from Reagan to Obama.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2010.
264 4 _c©2010.
300 _a1 online resource (254 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 IRRATIONAL SECURITY -- 2 AFTER THE COLD WAR: From Buildup to Bottom-Up -- 3 WHAT COMES DOWN MUST GO UP: Clinton and the Politics of Military Spending -- 4 FROM AMBITION TO EMPIRE: Bush and Military Policy before and after 9/11 -- 5 HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: The Bush Military Buildup -- 6 PAYING THE PRICE: From Bush to Obama -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
520 _amilitary policy from the end of the Cold War through the beginning of the Obama presidency provides a clear picture of why the United States is militarily powerful but "otherwise insecure.".
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aUnited States.-Department of Defense-Appropriations and expenditures.
650 0 _aNational security-United States-History-20th century.
650 0 _aNational security-United States-History-21st century.
650 0 _aMilitary spending.
650 0 _aUnited States-Military policy.
650 0 _aUnited States-Armed Forces-Appropriations and expenditures.
650 0 _aUnited States-Appropriations and expenditures.
650 0 _aUnited States-Politics and government.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWirls, Daniel
_tIrrational Security
_dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2010
_z9780801894398
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318566
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