Federal spending for national security.
Expert InsightsPublished 1957
A 1957 discussion of seven factors expected to influence current and future trends in federal spending for national security purposes: (1) external political, military, or economic pressures; (2) the possibility of a mutual inspection system leading toward weapons control; (3) possible decisions to use international forces in place of national ones; (4) changing technology that results in more effective weapons; (5) domestic demands for economy in government; (6) an inflation or deflation in the price level within the United States; and (7) the continuing impact of budget and procurement decisions made in earlier years.
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- Year: 1957
- Pages: 16
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: P-1197
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