TY  - BOOK
AU  - Auten,Brian J.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Carter's conversion: the hardening of American defense policy 
AV  - E873.2 .A98 2008
U1  - 973.926092 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Carter, Jimmy,
KW  - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
KW  - Military policy
KW  - National security
KW  - United States
KW  - Decision making
KW  - MX (Weapons system)
KW  - History
KW  - Deterrence (Strategy)
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1977-1981
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--2004; Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-332) and index; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "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 interpretations, that the shift was a "self-correcting" policy change in response to the prevailing international military environment"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aitie/detail.action?docID=3571010
ER  -