National Security: Organizing the Armed Forces

How does the U.S. constitutional system affect this country's ability to organize its armed forces? The primary impact of the system on the issues associated with organizing the armed services seems to be the inability of the United States to create a security apparatus with a truly national pe...

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Published in:Armed forces and society 1987-10, Vol.14 (1), p.85-112
Main Author: KAUFMAN, DANIEL J.
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National Security
NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
United States
United States of America
US POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, PROCESSES & BEHAVIOR
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