Showing papers on "Military threat published in 1972"
TL;DR: For instance, the authors analyzes the Shanghai communique to understand why Peking and Washington at this point in time find it advantageous for their separate national interests to seek a degree of mutual accommodation.
Abstract: Americans of different interests and different ideological persuasions have consistently idealized elements of China. Creating their own mythical Chinas, they have uniformly been disappointed by events. Now that Nixon has made a new opening toward improving relations with Peking, it is important for the American public to have a realistic understanding of why Peking and Washington at this point in time find it advantageous for their separate national interests to seek a degree of mutual accommodation. Analysis of the Shanghai communique reveals the skillful manner in which Chou En-lai was able to put aside the Taiwan issue as he leads a post-Cultural Revolutionary China in search of greater international security, particularly from a major Soviet military threat. The prime cause of change has been the emergence of a new and complex balance in Asia involving quite incommensurate powers. The key relationship is likely to be the Sino-Soviet confrontation because it is uncertain how the Soviet Union will reac...
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08 Mar 1972
TL;DR: The authors examines the role and usefulness of military power in a world made too dangerous by nuclear weaponry and concludes that the only sane policy for the contemporary use of US military power is deterrence across the entire spectrum of conflict.
Abstract: : The paper examines the role and usefulness of military power in a world made too dangerous by nuclear weaponry. The only sane policy for the contemporary use of US military power is deterrence across the entire spectrum of conflict. While there is no alternative but to deter general war, lesser wars will break out from time to time, which the super-powers must work to keep limited. Deterrence of limited wars is most credibly accomplished through possession of the capability to defeat them should deterrence fail. Some issues pertaining to deescalation and war termination are presented, followed by a final section on the use of US military power to achieve the Nation's mid and long range objectives.