US national security : policymakers, processes, and politics / Sam C. Sarkesian, John Allen Williams, Stephen J. Cimbala.

Author: Sarkesian, Sam C. (Sam Charles), 1927-2011.

Edition Statement:4th ed.

Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008.

Descriptionx, 334 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Note:National interests and national security -- The conflict spectrum and the American way of war -- The US political system -- The president and the presidency -- The policy triad and the National Security Council -- The military establishment -- Civil-military relations -- The intelligence establishment -- The policy process -- The president and Congress -- Empowering the people -- Who's who in the international system -- Long-range issues of national security -- National security and nuclear weapons -- Making the system work -- The study of national security : the presidential mandate.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-315) and index.

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