Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Directive 59 was supposedly designed to scare the Russians by announcing a new U.S. strategy which contemplates retaliating against some military targets in case of nuclear war. The real purpose, however, was to confuse … [Read more...] about Thinking the Unthinkable
Christians and Presidential Campaigns
The evangelical and fundamentalist Christians are making the politicians very nervous and making presidential politics very interesting. President and Mrs. Carter held a special strategy meeting in the White House last month to discuss how to cope … [Read more...] about Christians and Presidential Campaigns
Navy Facts, Not Fiction
In his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention, President Carter boasted: "Our modernized strategic forces, a revitalized NATO, the Trident submarine, the Cruise missile, the Rapid Deployment Force -- all these guarantee that we will never be … [Read more...] about Navy Facts, Not Fiction
Single-Issue Voters — September 1980
“Coming To Grips With Foreign Policy” — September 1980
Laser Weapons and Particle Beams
What if the Russians build a marvelous new weapon which can destroy all U.S. missiles and aircraft before they reach Soviet soil? That would completely nullify the U.S. national grand strategy which is based on our supposed ability to retaliate, that … [Read more...] about Laser Weapons and Particle Beams
Building the ABM
Many people thought that the anti-ballistic missile system (ABM) was killed off at least ten years ago. It has been a non-issue since Nixon and Kissinger gave away our right to build it in the SALT I Anti-ABM Treaty in 1972. But, like Mark Twain's … [Read more...] about Building the ABM
Pentagon Leadership
Should the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force be advocates for their departments? Or should the civilian political leaders in the Pentagon be adversaries against the uniformed military over whom they have control? Funny thing, no one ever … [Read more...] about Pentagon Leadership
The Draft Lawsuit
A three-judge federal district court in Philadelphia recently held that the draft registration law is unconstitutional because it is sex discriminatory in requiring men, but not women, to register for the draft. The court pretended to discover a new … [Read more...] about The Draft Lawsuit
End Life Tenure for Judges
Is there a better way to curb judicial arrogance than by constitutional amendments to overturn obnoxious decisions or by limiting the jurisdiction of the federal courts? Perhaps we should eliminate the life tenure of federal judges and devise … [Read more...] about End Life Tenure for Judges
