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Discusses the threats to the existence of Canada as an independent nation in 1971. Actions taken by Premiere Pierre Trudeau on the U.S. threat to the sovereignty of Canada; Importance of a White Paper on defense policy released by the Canadian government; Condition of the Canadian armed forces.

Highlights various political developments in the U.S. Overview of the different aspects of the U.S. Republican party's report on the federal budget; Information on Republican grudges against Democratic Representative from Wisconsin, Robert Kastenmeier's, Liberal Project related to U.S. defense policies; Questioning of President John F. Kennedy by the Republican Party on issues related to increase in steel prices.

Focuses on political conditions of various nations. Query of Richard Houdebush regarding the receipt of $5,000 by Gaylord Guy King, head of the Indiana U. chapter of the W.E.B. DuBois Club, to pursue his studies under a National Science grant; Effects of the ban imposed by the U.S. maritime union on ships trading with Hanoi, Vietnam; Information that U.S. Marines, combing out Vietcong tunnels in Danang area, have turned up facsimiles of a peacenik advertisement that appeared in U.S. papers last fall; Intentions of French President, Charles de Gaulle for his demand of U.S. military retreat in Europe; Results of a poll showing Labor Party's 12.4 per cent lead over Tories in Great Britain; alienation of potential Republican supporters by politician Charles Percy, running against Senator Paul Douglas in Illinois; Support of local Republican leaders to Steve Derounian, who lost his Congressional seat; Use of $300,000, lifted by Venezuelan security police from an Italian Communist,to provide pensions scholarships and other help to relatives of 50 policemen killed by Communist terrorists.

The article discusses a document of the U.S. Department of Defense obtained by the "New York Times" titled "Defense Planning Guide for Fiscal Years 1994-1999." The document is designed to guide Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney and the various services of the department. It discusses that the only remaining superpower is the U.S. and that potential threats to the interests of the country still exist. The document stated that the Department of Defense is the one responsible for addressing selectively the wrongs which threaten the country's interest and those of their allies or friends and those that could seriously threaten international relations.

The article focuses on newspaper reports related to the political developments in the United States. The newspaper "Los Angeles Times," published a report about U.S. air raids in Vietnam during the final days before the evacuation. According to that report, these raids were of such magnitude that they almost certainly were cleared by U.S. President Gerald R. Ford. But this was denied by the government's press secretary Ron Nessen. The newspaper "Washington Post," published a report regarding policies of the U.S. during World War II.

Comments on the prospect facing the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1973 following the Watergate scandal. Comparison on the effectiveness of Nixon's television address and his San Clemente, California press conference; Critique of the lack of administration on busing by the Nixon administration; Stance taken by Nixon on the issue of national defense.

Focuses on political developments in the world, with emphasis on political conditions in the U.S. Proposal of U.S. President George W. Bush to use Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a site for nuclear waste; Discussion of statements published in the periodical "Washington Post" concerning U.S. military actions against Afghanistan; Views of John Walker Lindh, the American student who joined the Taliban movement in Afghanistan; Misconceptions of U.S. Senator John McCain concerning activities of the Club for Growth group.

The article addresses issues pertaining a proposal made by U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Danzig to establish a coed submarine force in August 1999. According to Danzig, if the submarine remains an all-male bastion, it will end up getting less and less support when it requires resources. But Elaine Donnelly, head of the Center for Military Readiness, objected to the idea, saying that the submarine force is being targeted for really harmful social change for no particular reason. According to the author, if women were assigned on submarines, it will be seen in history as the time when human nature was defied again.

Points out that trendy philosophers are queuing up to pass judgment on the rectitude of the nuclear weapons of the United States. Conclusion by philosophers that the U.S. must either unilaterally disarm or drastically curtail its war-fighting capacity; Gregory Kavka's "Some Paradoxes of Deterrence"; Peculiarity of nuclear ethics; Concept of risk, as discussed by Douglas Lackey, who notes that mere possession of nuclear weapons creates risk.

Discusses the issues facing the administration of Philippine President Corazon Aquino after the May 11, 1987 election. Assertion by the author that the legislative election was a failure; Myth surrounding the popularity of Aquino; Extent of corruption in the Aquino administration; Aquino government's relationship with military and the New People's Army; Allegations of fraud in the plebiscite and May 11 election under the Aquino administration.

Focuses on President Ronald Reagan's proposed strategic defense initiative. Anti-ballistic missile (ABM) treaty of 1972; Accord in which the United States pledged not to develop defenses against incoming Soviet missiles; Debate between Administration officials and members of Congress as to how the treaty should be construed; Evident meaning of the ABM accord; Importance of the ABM accord.

Explains various aspects of strategic defense in the United States. Reasons why the country has been paying such scant attention to strategic defense; Identification of the strategic threat to the American homeland; Details of what constitutes passive defense.

The article comments on international, political developments as of August 1976. There will be opposition to proposals in several U.S. cities, which seek to make it illegal for city employees to live outside the city. It claims that the Soviet Union continues to strengthen its military presence in the Middle East. It contends that the people of Switzerland rejected a proposed interest-free loan to underdeveloped nations because the money would have been channeled through the United Nations. It implies that India would not use its planned second, nuclear processing plant for peaceful purposes. It criticizes the U.S. for neglecting to offer asylum and public assistance to Laotian refugees.

The article presents the author's views regarding the policies of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). When the CIA was created, its primary objective was to provide information about military attacks. The CIA's aim was to figure out every major threat to national security that might conceivably arise, and to work out dependable plans for dealing with these threats. According to the article author, the CIA is inefficient. Regarding the issue of subversion in the United States, which has been inspired by the Soviet Union, all one can hope for is that people will at least give thoughtful consideration to the CIA's point of view.

The article presents news briefs related to various political developments in the United States. The U.S. government has announced that in accordance with a 1995 Supreme Court decision, it would revise the guidelines for racial preferences in federal contracting. Minority-owned firms will be given preference by the government. Anti-abortion activists have been demanding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should not approve the abortifacient RU-486 drug. The ever-declining defense budget and the lack of a coherent national strategy have resulted in disputes between various military agencies.

The article comments on the strategic mandate of the U.S. Armed Forces. There are several assumptions concerning the military. One is that the U.S. would continue to be militarily engaged in a wide and taxing set of deployments. Another is that the defense budget would be surpassed at $250 billion or lower for the future. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. combat units have decreased. From 1991 to 2001, it is expected that Army divisions, Navy ships and Air Force fighter wings will decline. While the dissolution of the Soviet Union allowed the U.S. to minimize its European presence, other commitments of the alliance make their demands. In addition to alliance commitments, treaty obligations and forward basing agreements contribute to the decline in the U.S. force. On top of that, the U.S. had been responding to almost all calls for military action in the past 5 years.

The author comments on Eugene Jarecki's documentary "Why We Fight." It purports to be a serious documentary, not about soldiers in various wars, but about all sorts of conspiracies of how they got there. Critics grant Jarecki more credibility than Michael Moore of "Fahrenheit 9/11," presumably for showing the other side of the controversy. The Iraq war was not an unauthorized executive decision. There is no mention of elections in Iraq or U.S. efforts to depose dictators and establish democracies.

The article comments on the military policy of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. After Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative, polls showed that most people had assumed the country possessed some defense against nuclear missiles. The ability of the president to relate to the average U.S. citizen contributed to the promotion of his policy. Reagan also showed diplomacy in foreign relations with the Soviet Union. With these factors, the strategic defense proposal was accepted.

The article criticizes the decline of U.S. military readiness under the administration of President Bill Clinton. The effect of the decision of the Clinton administration to implement defense budget cuts affected the number of U.S. aircraft carriers. The move is considered detrimental to U.S. national security considering the fact that Russia, Iran and China have taken measures to boost their military capabilities. The Army suffers from shortage of manpower and pay cuts are contributing to the low morale of soldiers.

Cites six reasons why the theory of U.S.-Soviet nuclear deterrence should not be applied to considerations of Iraq's ability to attain nuclear capability. Two different scenarios; Argument for preventing Iraq from attaining nuclear capability.

Discusses the issues regarding the defense budget in the U.S. Attempts of the House and Senate to reconcile the differences between their respective defense bills; Formation of a special panel made up of liberals who would set funding levels for major strategic weapons; Impediments to the effective transition to a peace-time defense budget; Conflicts between administration and congressional priorities.

Presents news items on U.S. politics, as of July 8, 1988. Conduct in office of the late Attorney General Robert Kennedy; Mistake in refashioning U.S. defense and foreign policies on the presumption of an organic change in the nature of the Soviet Union; Alleged rape victim Tawana Brawley's refusal to cooperate with New York City authorities.

The article reports on the U.S. having a limited defensive capability against the nuclear threat from North Korea. In 2010, former president Barack Obama observed that the U.S. was in an “advantageous” position relative to the threat of long-range missile attack from North Korea. However, the Pentagon is currently conducting a review of missile defense policy and programs in the face of new threats.

Examines the motivation and objectives of North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap in his decision to opt for a full-scale military action against the Army of South Vietnam in 1972. Territories captured by the North Vietnamese army from South Vietnamese forces; Success of the counterattack staged by South Vietnamese and U.S. forces; Disadvantages of the veracity of the assumption that the South Vietnamese army is unable to face full-scale assaults.

Focuses on the Vietcong attack in the United States. Information that small army of demonstrators in ninety-odd cities across the country and in many foreign capitals turned out to demand an end to the war in Vietnam; Attention to the source of the agitation in Berkeley; Opinion that the struggle in the U.S. against racism, poverty and bureaucratic conformity is a part of the same movement as the struggle against American militarism; Formation of the National Coordinating Committee to end the War in Vietnam.

Deals with the expansion of the bases of the U.S. Navy in 1964. Importance of the expansion to the relations of the country with foreign nations; Impact of the improvements in the agency on the national security of the republic; Implications of the move of the armed forces for the worldwide spreading of Communism.

NEW YORK, AUGUST 3 On one day, the papers ran an obituary on an American flyer who in 1943 shot down the plane carrying Admiral Yamamoto from a Japanese base [...]

The article argues that the U.S. government must oppose China's diplomatic campaign against a decision to provide theater missile defenses to U.S. allies and friends in Asia. The Chinese campaign must be exposed as a hypocritical Cold War-mentality, which, on one hand, criticizes the acquisition of defensive missiles by its neighbor, and on the other hand, condone the expansion of its own offensive-missile arsenal. This Chinese double-talk should be branded as it is--an effort to dominate the geopolitics of the region.

This article comments on the plan of North Korea to acquire nuclear weapons in 1993. The military plan of the country has triggered the response of the U.S. and other Asian nations to establishing world peace. In addition, the move of the country has threatened the international security. In this regard, the nations plan to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons. Japan decided that if North Korea proceed with its plan, Japan will be forced to pull out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1995. On the other hand, the U.S. resort to war in case North Korea attack other civilizations using the weapons.

This article focuses on the debate over the uses of American power that was touched off by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait has touched off a much-needed debate about the uses of American power. I won't say he has succumbed to a new pacifism, but he seems to have gone further than, for instance, Pat Buchanan, who himself argues that the build-up of American military might after the Second World War was justified only by the threat of Communism, and that its diminution should bring a corresponding withdrawal to our own shores. Buchanan's" America First" neo-isolationism has rhetorical appeal (what American doesn't want to put America first? My colleague John O' Sullivan seemed to take that step two issues back when he proposed that an international force ensure domestic tranquillity among the various factions in South Africa, and that the U.S. contribute troops to it. The U.S. should use military force outside our hemisphere only when the national security, the national commonweal, or American lives are directly threatened.

Focuses on the status and progress of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in the U.S. Agreement between Congress' Office of Technology Assessment and President Ronald Reagan's administration that Phase I of SDI will be deployable between 1995 and 2000; Possible elimination of some key portions of the program due to budget problems.

Comments on several issues concerning the Soviet Union in 1988. Perestroika; Policies towards the Strategic Defense Initiative of the U.S.; Implications on world politics.

Focuses on the Reagan Administration's support of anti-Communist resistance groups. U.S. Congress' support of the Reagan Administration's rollback strategy; State Department's lobbying against increased aid to Afghanistan; Congress' approval of funds for an American volunteer medical group's efforts to treat the wounded in Afghanistan; White House's aid to Savimbi military; Congress' approval of fund to aid Cambodian resistance groups.

This article offers views on various issues related to U.S. politics as of September 18, 1981. The first item examines the position of U.S. President Ronald Reagan on the neutron bomb. The author argues that the neutron bomb is a weapon that is useful only in Europe. Another focuses on a television series aired on CBS addressing the problem of U.S. defense policy. One more item raises the question of whether the U.S. Republicans should repay the Democrats their solicitude of yesteryear by giving them a little advice.

Comments on a report about the position and tactics of the U.S. in Strategic Arms Limitation Talks published in the 1971 issue of "New York Times." Threats posed by the report to the national security of the country; Efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify the source of the information; Assumptions concerning the reason behind the publication of the news.

Comments on the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on several constitutional cases in the country in 1971. Position of the Court in a law concerning the draft system in wars; Importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to job tests given to employees in the country; Comments on the ban in the showing of erotic movies in the republic.

Focuses on the military policy adopted by the Soviet Union and the U.S. Comments of Melvin Laird, U.S. Defense Secretary, on the Soviet Union's current deployment of SS-9 missiles and progress in anti-submarine measures; View that the Soviet Union is seeking a first-strike approach; Information that a first-strike force must be able to defeat most of the opponent's missiles; Opinion that spy satellites and normal intelligence would not be sufficient to monitor the military policy of the Soviet Union.

Discusses the dilemma faced by Republicans in denouncing or supporting U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson's stand on the Vietnam War. Senators who think that President Johnson has misjudged in getting the U.S. involved in a land war in Asia; Views expressed by Republican Richard Nixon in citing his unequivocal support for the President's military policy; President Johnson's proposals made to the Communists that Nixon has suggested the President to repudiate; Measures suggested by General Dwight Eisenhower to win the war.

Analyzes possible reasons for U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson's initiative in sending a large force to Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic. View that the President had no clear idea for sending force to Santo Domingo; Discussion on which Dominican General should the U.S. support; Need for President Johnson to find a clear focus for his actions in the area.

Presents an account of the meetings at the White House during which the decision was made to institute the famous quarantine. Doubts over the authenticity and exact nature of the telephone call McGeorge Bundy received one evening from the Central Intelligence Agency informing him that the cylindrical objects were in fact intermediate range missiles; Decision of U.S. President John F. Kennedy to take a unilateral military action and announce blockade against Cuba; Reluctance of political candidate Adlai Stevenson to endorse the blockade; Insistence of Stevenson on negotiations rather than military action; Appreciation that Stevenson stood for negotiation rather than unilateral military action.

Discusses the meeting among U.S., Great Britain, France, Canada, Italy, Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Albania government representatives, supposed to study how to prevent surprise attacks under conditions of modern weaponry. Excerpt from the "New York Times" dispatch covering the first session of the Surprise Meeting; Attitude of the U.S. government regarding the Bolshevik officer in the General Staff of the World Revolution; Relations of the U.S. with the Soviet Union, despite the decision of the U.S. to suspend nuclear tests on October 31, 1958.

Presents a commentary on political news worldwide, as of July 1956. Step taken by U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson that allegedly ignores the constitutional provisions that vest in Congress the power and duty to determine the country's military establishment; Support of U.S. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell for union shops; Opposition to German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's approach to Moscow.

Comments on secret documents concerning the bombing in Cambodia in 1969 and 1970 which was released by U.S. General Earle G. Wheeler in 1973. Response of political periodicals to the move of the military official; Reasons behind the decision of the federal government to keep the documents; Impact of the war on the national security of the country.

Several letters to the editor regarding various topics such as rock musicians, the credibility of the newspaper "The New York Times," the use of foreign words in sentences, military regulations, etc., are presented.

The article presents quotes from notable people in current events. U.S. President George W. Bush says that Iraq President Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger. He says that to suggest otherwise is to hope against the evidence. U.S. Senate majority leader Tom Daschle says that it would be unfortunate if people drew a premature conclusion that Democrats were opposed to what the U.S. President is doing in Iraq. U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says that the U.S. Congress should not suspend scheduled tax cuts.

This article comments on the S-5 bill introduced by U.S. Majority Leader Bob Dole in the Senate on January 4, 1995. The S-5 bill was believed to be conflicting with the 1973 War Powers Resolution which requires congressional authorization for a variety of military actions. In this regard, the author argued that the bill is important to the foreign policies developed by the U.S. federal government. In addition, the essay also states that the bill was also created to ban placing U.S. troops under the United Nations command.

Analyzes several nations' commitment to military power. Force ratio as the best indicator of a nation's commitment to military development; Muslim and Marxist countries as the nations having the highest force ratios; Cultural differences between Marxist and Muslim nations.

Details a meeting of the U.S. National Security Council held April 1, 1986. Will Ball's forecast of what to expect from the U.S. Congress on the Reagan administration's request for appropriations to aid the Contras; Political developments since Congress refused to authorize military aid for the Contras in 1986; Suggestion that Reagan use his discretionary powers.

This article focuses on the political ideologies of U.S. politician Gary Hart. He expresses his views about the administration of President Ronald Reagan. According to him, President Reagan is the legitimate and lineal heir for the post. It also discusses reputation and popularity of Hart as the center of residual Mcgovernite intelligentsia who came to dominate the Democratic Party in the year 1972. It is reported that Hart is more thoughtful regarding the defense policy of the country than his father. Hart helped in developing the caucus's criticism of the Pentagon on the grounds that the U.S. combat readiness is deplorable, as Desert I and the Beirut Marine massacre demonstrated.

The article comments on several issues on Soviet Union's relations with other nations, as of July 1983, in connection with a threat that the Soviet Union would adopt a policy of automatic massive retaliation against potential enemies if the new U.S. medium-range missiles were deployed in Western Europe. The implication for detente of the statement issued by Telegrafnoje Agentstvo Sovietskovo Soüza warning that if the cruise and Pershing II weapons were deployed in Western Europe, the Soviets would retaliate. The author expresses his views about the Soviet nuclear doctrine, which advocates the immediate use of nuclear weapons in the event of an armed conflict.