For over half a century, since Pearl Harbor brought the US into the Pacific War, America has been a dominant military power in Asia, challenged only by the then Soviet Union and China. This is the first unclassified account of America's military stake and current defensive and offensive capacity in Asia. It analyzes the role of US armed forces in Asia, including deterrent nuclear forces, in the context of defense policy and strategy. The possible future of US forces in the region is considered, and the book also considers the views of Asian nations on America’s continuing presence.
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This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand why the United States has devoted, and will continue to devote, so much of its military and naval resources to the Asia/Pacific region. Journal of Asian Studies
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Stanley B. Weeks is a senior scientist with Science Applications International Corporation.
Charles A. Meconis is the founder and Research Director of the Institute for Global Security Studies.
Charles A. Meconis is the founder and Research Director of the Institute for Global Security Studies.
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United States, Marine Corps, Cold War, Gulf War, South Korea, Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, Soviet Union, Pacific Command, World War, North Korea, Chiefs of Staff, Infantry Division, Seventh Fleet, Western Pacific, Bottom-Up Review, Republic of Korea, Special Operations Command, Pearl Harbor, Quadrennial Defense Review, Far East, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Third Fleet, Army Vision New!
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United States, Marine Corps, Cold War, Gulf War, South Korea, Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, Soviet Union, Pacific Command, World War, North Korea, Chiefs of Staff, Infantry Division, Seventh Fleet, Western Pacific, Bottom-Up Review, Republic of Korea, Special Operations Command, Pearl Harbor, Quadrennial Defense Review, Far East, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Third Fleet, Army Vision New!
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- Department of Defense (Know Your Government) by Andrew Cohen on 7 pages
- A national security strategy of engagement and enlargement in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Far East by Himalayan International Institute on page 88, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- American Military and the Far East, The by Joe C. Dixon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Desert Storm by Col. Harry Summers Jr. in Back Matter
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- Asia-Pacific Strategic Relations: Seeking Convergent Security (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies) by William T. Tow in Back Matter
- East Asian Naval Weapons Acquisitions in the 1990s: Causes, Consequences, and Responses by Charles Meconis on page 184
- The Unraveling of Island Asia?: Governmental, Communal, and Regional Instability by Bruce Vaughn on page 188
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