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Congress and the Nation is the most authoritative reference on congressional trends, actions, and political and policy controversies. This award-winning series documents the most fiercely debated issues in recent American politics, providing a unique retrospective analysis of the policies the U.S. Congress. Organized by policy area, each chapter contains summaries of legislative activity, including bills passed, defeated, or postponed. No other authoritative source guides readers seamlessly through the policy output of the national legislature with the breadth, depth, and authority of Congress and the Nation.
National Security Policy
National Security Policy
Introduction
Weapons cost overruns, poor morale in the ranks, army spying on civilians and the My Lai massacre—all these problems and more made the first term of the Nixon administration a nightmare for the American military services.
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