摘要：THE defense debate in the United States is today undergoing a profound transformation. For many years, it was little more than a debate about the size of the defense budget. One group argued that the Soviet military challenge was growing and that to meei it we should give the Pentagon more money. Another group countered that we were overestimating the threat and that the Pentagon was poorly managed anyway, so we should spend less for defense. Neithei paid much attention to the fact that the size of the defense budget is only one component (and often not the most importam one) in determining whethera military or a nation wins or loses a baltle, a campaign, or a war.
