Author: Roger HaganPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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The Myth of Civil Defense
Author: Roger HaganThe Myth of Civil Defense
Author: Nuclear Freeze Resource Center of Greater WashingtonPublisher:
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Category : Civil defense
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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Bracing for Armageddon
Author: Dee GarrisonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195183193
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This text presents a survey of the US government's civil defense plans from World War II. It argues that the purpose of federal civil defense was to legitimize deterrence policy and the arms race through false assurances to the masses that they could survive nuclear war.
Background of Civil Defense and Current Damage Limiting Studies
Author: Joseph RommPublisher:
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Category : Civil defense
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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A brief history of civil defense administration precedes analysis of nuclear attack conditions and the influence of protective measures. Damage limitation procedure is explained in terms of--(1) blast effects, (2) radiation doses, (3) geographical fallout distribution patterns, and (4) national shelter needs. Major concept emphasis relates to--(1) lifesaving potential of improved strategic defense programs, (2) functional protection factor determination for shelters, and (3) geographic and demographic characteristics of hypothetical attack situations. Extensive substantive data and diagrams are included.
The Story of American Civil Defense
Author: Theodore J. WangThe Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Author: Arturo C. SotomayorPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421412136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
If democratic principles do not just "rub off" onto United Nations peacekeepers, what positive or negative implications can be observed? Winner of the Luciano Tomassini Latin American Relations Book Award of the Luciano Tomassini Latin American Relations The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper reevaluates how United Nations peacekeeping missions reform (or fail to reform) their participating members. It investigates how such missions affect military organizations and civil-military relations as countries transition to a more democratic system. Two-thirds of the UN’s peacekeepers come from developing nations, many of which are transitioning to democracy as well. The assumption is that these “blue helmet” peacekeepers learn not only to appreciate democratic principles through their mission work but also to develop an international outlook and new ideas about conflict prevention. Arturo C. Sotomayor debunks this myth, arguing that democratic practices don’t just “rub off” on UN peacekeepers. So what, if any, benefit accrues to these troops from emerging democracies? In this richly detailed study of a decade’s worth of research (2001–2010) on Argentine, Brazilian, and Uruguayan peacekeeping participation, Sotomayor draws upon international socialization theory and civil-military relations to understand how peacekeeping efforts impact participating armed forces. He asks three questions: Does peacekeeping reform military organizations? Can peacekeeping socialize soldiers to become more liberalized and civilianized? Does peacekeeping improve defense and foreign policy integration? His evaluation of the three countries’ involvement in the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti reinforces his final analysis—that successful democratic transitions must include a military organization open to change and a civilian leadership that exercises its oversight responsibilities. The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper contributes to international relations theory and to substantive issues in civil-military relations and comparative politics. It provides a novel argument about how peacekeeping works and further insight into how international factors affect domestic politics as well as how international institutions affect democratizing efforts.
Is There a Civil Defense Story You Want Told?
Author: United States. Federal Civil Defense AdministrationPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Civil Defense Begins at Home
Author: Laura McEnaneyPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691001383
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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China's Military-Civil Fusion Strategy
Author: Alex Stone (Of BluePath Labs)Publisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Deacons for Defense
Author: Lance HillPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807857021
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
In 1964 a small group of African American men in Jonesboro, Louisiana, defied the nonviolence policy of the mainstream civil rights movement and formed an armed self-defense organization--the Deacons for Defense and Justice--to protect movement workers fr