Carter's conversion : the hardening of American defense policy / / Brian J. Auten.

"Examining Carter's dramatic shift from advocating defense budget cuts early in his administration to supporting development of the MX missile and modernization of NATO's Long-Range Theater Nuclear Force by the end of his presidency, the author argues, counter to common interpretation...

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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiv, 344 p.
Notes:Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--2004.
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