The Politics of National Security: Congress and U.S. Defense Policy

by Barry M. Blechman

Book Overview

Over the past twenty years, a revolution has occurred in relations between the American executive and legislative branches. Once a passive observer of the President's decisions on defense policy, the Congress has assumed a more aggressive role in decisions on the defense budget, arms control, war powers, sales of weapons abroad, and covert operations. Based on interviews with members of Congress and their staffs, The Politics of National Security...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195077059
• ISBN13: 9780195077056
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"