"A Twentieth century fund study."

Foreword / M.J. Rossant -- Preface / Adam Y armolinsky -- pt. I. The Rise of the U.S. Military Establishment -- Introduction: The Significant Themes -- The Size, Scope, and Cost of the Establishment -- pt. II. The Weakness of Countervailing Power -- The Military Influence Within the Executive Branch -- The Military-Congressional Interdependence -- The Military-Industrial Alliance -- The Civilianized Military Command -- The Military, the Budget, and National Priorities -- pt. III. The Uses of Military Power -- Nuclear Equilibrium and "Worst Case" Planning -- Military Involvement in Foreign Policy -- Control of Revolution and Counterrevolution -- The Traditional Federal Role in Domestic Disorders -- Use of Troops in Recent Domestic Disorders -- The Military Public Relations Network -- The Pentagon's Handling of News -- Ideological Education of the Military and the Public -- pt. IV. The Impacts of the Military Establishment -- Military Spending in the Economy -- Weapons Acquisitions and Defense Industry -- Military Sponsorship of Science and Research -- Military Research and the Academy -- Military Service and the Social Structure -- Military Service and Race -- Military Justice and Individual Liberty -- Military Management in a Technological Society -- The Military Establishment and Social Values.