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Defense and National Security: 2000

An annual of reports, policy memoranda, letters and commentary addressing military strategy, missile defense, force planning and American security policy.

This index preserves a year of defense-policy debate at the turn of the century.

Entries retain their original publication dates and document titles for research. Descriptions identify document type and publication context without endorsing the arguments represented.

Featured report · September 2000

Rebuilding America's Defenses

A report on strategy, force structure and resources, presented here as a historical policy document.

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Records from 2000

Items are arranged in reverse chronological order. The PDF label identifies files supplied in portable document format.

  1. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum on defense and national security.

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  2. Project Memorandum

    Defense-policy memorandum from the December .

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  3. Why Bush's Missile Plan Might Bomb

    Commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  4. Jane's Defence Weekly Briefing: U.S. Defence Policy

    A briefing on United States defense-policy questions.

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  5. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the November .

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  6. Ticking “Legacies”

    Commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  7. America at War

    Commentary published by The Weekly Standard.

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  8. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum concerning international affairs.

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  9. Statement by Richard Boucher

    Department of State statement retained as a historical record.

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  10. Department of State Memorandum

    Government memorandum retained in the defense .

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  11. Russia & Nonproliferation

    Project memorandum addressing Russia and nonproliferation policy.

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  12. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the September .

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  13. After the Tank

    Analysis published by U.S. News & World Report.

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  14. For the Defense...

    Commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  15. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the August .

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  16. Real Problems, Wrong Focus

    Defense-policy commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  17. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the August collection.

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  18. Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century

    Key findings from the featured defense-policy report.

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  19. Bush's Foreign Policy: Like Father, Like Son?

    Foreign-policy analysis published by BusinessWeek.

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  20. Lieberman's Dissents

    Political commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  21. Think Tank Defense Vision Targets Big Ticket Projects

    Defense News coverage of military planning proposals.

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  22. No Isolationists Here

    Commentary published by The Washington Times.

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  23. The Problem With Powell

    Commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  24. Jane's Defence Weekly Briefing: Revolution in Military Affairs

    A briefing on changing military doctrine and technology.

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  25. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the June .

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  26. Newt Gingrich's Last Boondoggle

    Commentary published by The Weekly Standard.

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  27. Reagan's Ray Gun

    Historical commentary on missile-defense policy.

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  28. A Real Case for Missile Defense

    Commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  29. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the May .

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  30. Project Memorandum

    Defense-policy memorandum from the May collection.

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  31. The Present Danger

    Foreign-policy essay published by The National Interest.

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  32. Letter to Trent Lott

    Public policy letter retained as a historical document.

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  33. The Rebellion Has Just Begun

    Political commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  34. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the February .

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  35. The Biggest Issue of All

    Commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  36. Letter from the House Republican Conference to The Weekly Standard

    A public letter retained for its policy context.

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  37. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the February .

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  38. Silence of the Lambs

    Commentary published by The Weekly Standard.

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  39. The New Hampshire Upheaval

    Political commentary published by The Washington Post.

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  40. Project Memorandum

    Policy memorandum from the January .

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