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The Future of United States Naval Power
The Future of United States Naval Power
By James A. Nathan and James K. Oliver
Indiana University Press, 1979, 248 pp
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The strength of this book lies in its recognition of the many uncertainties and ambiguities in the use of naval power. For the United States, a rapidly changing international environment and the growth of domestic economic and political constraints make classical force planning extremely difficult.

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