Part I -- ROOTS AND STRATEGIES OF THE COLD WAR BEFORE REAGAN
Chapter 6 – Carter’s “Détente” Confusion, Soviet Violations, and Catalysts for Change - 1977 to 1981
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Topics
- Carter’s Leftward Turn, National Security Policy Divisions, Drift, and Statement on Communism—1976 to 1977
- Carter Ignores Key U.S. Intelligence and Defense Threat Assessments—1977
- Carter’s “Neutron” Weapon Controversy—1977 to 1978
- Carter’s SALT II Arms Control Failure, his MAD Nuclear Deterrence Policy, and Soviet Strategic “First-Strike” Momentum—1977 to 1981
- Six U.S.-Soviet Cold War “Détente” Periods before Carter, and Soviet Views of “Détente” and “Peaceful Coexistence”: Unlearned Lessons
- Examples of Key U.S. Critiques of “Détente,” “Eurocommunism,” etc.
- Soviet Totalitarian Inflexibility, “Détente” Violations, and Other International Blows to Carter
- A Note on Institutional Catalysts for Change in U.S. Cold War Strategy
- Carter’s Economic and Political Setbacks and Legacy of “Malaise”
- A Look Back and a Look Ahead
