MILITARY policy, MILITARY readiness, CIVIL defense, GOVERNMENT policy, DEFENSE industries
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Discusses Finland's defense policy. Three circles of national security interest; Basing of Finnish defense policy and development plans on Defense White Paper of 2001; Transformation of Finnish national defense based on the Defense White Paper of 2004.
MILITARY policy, DISARMAMENT, ARMS control, PRESIDENTS of the United States, MILITARY readiness, GOVERNMENT policy
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The article discusses the objectives and policy of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) under the administration of U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Certain developments in the Reagan era caused the agency to be embroiled in controversy. This led to upsetting within the agency which included Eugene Rostow, a law school professor succeeding Michael Pillsbury as the acting deputy director of ACDA. He tried to rewrite most of the policies with an experience of largely academic nature rather than strategic. The foreign policy of the U.S. under Reagan administration is also described as ineffective and disorganized as a whole. There was a strong opinion in the favor of dissolving the agency because of its policies coming in direct conflict with the administration.
NONLETHAL weapons, DETERRENCE (Military strategy), NATIONAL security, MILITARY policy, MILITARY readiness, MILITARY weapons, GOVERNMENT policy, INTERNATIONAL relations, ARMED Forces
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In recent years nonlethal weaponry has become increasingly available for widespread application as a means of promoting national security. Among the fascinating questions raised by this development, the deterrence impact of nonlethal weaponry seems particularly ripe for scrutiny. After a background discussion of definition, motives, history, and dangers surrounding this trend, this article develops a set of highly tentative propositions about the conditions under which nonlethal weaponry is most beneficial and detrimental as an instrument of deterrence. It is hoped that these propositions provide guidance for policymakers in using this coercive instrument to manage domestic and foreign turmoil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]