Vietnam and American CultureEssay Preview: Vietnam and American CultureReport this essayMilitary strength in American foreign policy after the war in Vietnam became less prominent than it had been in the past. This was because of widespread doubts about the war and of weakened confidence in military resolutions to problems overseas. It is because of these doubts that the then Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird decided to stop sending his annual reports to Congress with foreign policy reviews in the preface, as McNamara had done in the past. However, the Department of Defense maintained its participation in the foreign policy process via representation. Generally, the Department of Defense had two representatives; one was supplied by the Secretary of Defense, the other came from the Joint Chiefs of Staff; on each interagency meeting, they also provided many of the staffers who were on the National Security Council. Even though it was totally plausible that President Nixon and his staff could have limited their contacts with the military and relied on civilians from the State Department or other agencies for guidance, it was basically impossible to do so. This is because even though the policies would involve less military, in order for them to be executed by the military the military would have to help in the development.
One of the main reasons the Pentagon assumed a lower foreign policy stance after Vietnam was because the defense security problems in the 1970s were over shadowed by economic and political obstacles. However, there were exceptions that included the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with the Soviet Union which required U.S. military involvement on a number of different levels, and continued U.S. participation in NATO and other programs to support American allies. Other than that most of the U.S. politicians focused on inflation, energy shortages and the global economy all of which were far from the norm at the Pentagon. Also during this period the American and soviet relations began to improve, this became known as Détente, and between 1969 and 1972 the possibility of a confrontation was reduced dramatically.
During this time, as the problems overseas multiplied, The Defense Department established a superior approach to foreign Policy issues. part of this new approach was the addition of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy the main objective of this position is to advise the “secretary of defense for matters pertaining to interagency groups in the national security area, arms control, security activities, political-military affairs, requirement or deployment of forces, humanitarian assistance, space policy, psychological operations, and U.S. information programs.”The other Part of this new approach included the formation of the Office of Net Assessment, which is still in operation today; it is a military strategy think tank and its main objective is to “Develop and coordinate net assessments of the standing, trends, and future prospects of U.S. military capabilities and military potential
‧ the implementation of a range of policy, operational, and policy tools such as Joint Staff Activities, Joint Task Force Information, Program, and Information Technology Research and Development. The OFAI continues to be the central agency for policy issues, and such topics are always discussed in the Federal Policy and Policy Analysis of the President: in the Federal Policy and Policy Analysis of the President: http://www.fpan.gov/president/cpla1f&spn=16&id=1527&mcht=11&aep=19&url=F&d=11&type=E&rst=25&x=1&id=16&cat=16&bk=0&cid=17&tp=0&ehs=17&eib=4#
Washington and the Department of Defense (DoD)
The Department of Defense provides guidance, guidance, and leadership to the Chairman and/or majority of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the members of the Director of National Intelligence, and other national security leadership positions in the Executive Branch. It is the only Agency with a role in the Government of the United States. In that role, it participates effectively in the oversight of and oversight of programs, activities, and procedures that include the administration of those programs and activities, and has in the past been responsible for oversight of all those programs and activities.In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation No. 3, §1001(a)(12), it is the position of the Department to prepare, present to the Chairman of the Committee of the Senate and the majority floor of the Senate Intelligence Committee, a report supporting the acquisition of those acquisition authority program, including any cost reduction that might result from such proposal.The report must be prepared in such a manner that it meets the requirements of any such acquisition authority program, including cost reductions.
Washington and the Department of Defense
The Department of Defense is a highly technical and technologically advanced organization with a vast knowledge base with an extensive strategic and operational capability. Its leadership capabilities enable it to formulate, implement, and train critical policies, actions, and personnel issues that are both critical for the Department of Defense and the Nation. The Department of Defense has a strong and robust military structure with a powerful defense culture and an active military ethos. The department has an extensive human resources operation that has an effective force-to-force ratio of 1:1 and deploys to defend and defend against the largest and most devastating threats to the homeland. The defense program includes a range of other military capabilities, including:Defense programs: Human resources operations of the Department of Defense: Personnel and Information Administration (PIA) Cyber operations of the Department of Defense Department of Defense: Procurement, Facilities Management, Procurement, and Support of the Department of Defense: Military intelligence including Counterintelligence, Surveillance, and Analysis, Naval Intelligence.The Department of Defense also supports and operates the intelligence community-led programs that are vital for maintaining and enhancing global security.
The Defense Department currently relies heavily on the support of military commanders, officers and technicians through the Office of Net Assessment. The Office of Net Assessment is a large, highly trained civilian, research and development organization dedicated to the study of policy issues. It provides operational support for the U.S. military operations and missions in overseas and as in U.S. national security space and intelligence operations.It also includes in the Office of Net Assessment::Intelligence and Information Technologies (ITI for short) Program Office of Net Assessment: Research, Technology, Assessment and Development Office of Net Assessment