Charting the Nation’s Course : Strategic Planning Processes in the 1952–53“ New Look” and the 1996–97 Quadrennial Defense Review

By Major Patrick M. Condray, USAF

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Title:	Charting the Nation’s Course : Strategic Planning Processes in the 1952–53“ New Look” and the 1996–97 Quadrennial Defense Review
Author:	Major Patrick M. Condray, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Technology, Strategic Planning Processes
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago Patrick M. Condray, Usa, B. M. (n.d.). Charting the Nation’s Course : Strategic Planning Processes in the 1952–53“ New Look” and the 1996–97 Quadrennial Defense Review. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
This study analyzes how the processes used in the national security planning influence the results. It begins by discussing the nature of strategic planning for national security, eventually defining it as a disciplined effort involving the allocation of resources to programmed activities aimed at achieving a set of objectives by integrating major goals, policies, and action sequences into a cohesive whole. The next step in this study defines several alternative methods for conducting strategic planning, including how using those methods could influence the outcome. The final section discusses the implications of the different approaches, including the recommendation that any review contemplating major changes in national security policy follow a more sequential and top-down process with clear guidance given to participants.

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . 1 Notes . . . . 5 2 NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING PROCESSES . . . . . 7 Notes . . . . 12 3 THE NEW LOOK OF 1952–53 . . . . . . 15 Notes . . . . 29 4 THE QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW OF 1996–97 . . . .33 Notes . . . . 51 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . 53 Notes . . . . 56