Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 3 (III), 12/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Title:
Oral history transcript, Paul Henry Nitze, interview 3 (III), 12/26/1968, by Dorothy Pierce (McSweeny)
Number of Pages:
21
Description:
The effect of the Vietnam war on future U.S. involvement in other countries; the success of the Military Assistance Program; the decision to commit U.S. forces in the Dominican Republic in May 1965; the June 1967 Arab-Israel War; the attack on the Liberty by Israel; the purpose of NATO, its level of success, and the uneven nature of commitment from other countries; comparing U.S. missiles and bombers to Russia's; an anti-ballistic missile system development; funding the development of nuclear capabilities vs. conventional forces in relation to the Soviet Union's spending and capabilities; the Navy and the development of the F-111-B; difficulty designing equipment that is useful for more than one branch of the U.S. military; operational losses in the research and construction of submarines; the future of weapons research.
