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-- To foster an international order supportive of the
vital interests of the United States by maintaining and
strengthening constructive, cooperative relationships
and alliances, and by encouraging and reinforcing
wherever possible and practicable, freedom, the rule
of law, economic development and national independence
throughout the world. yet
Grand Strategy
The grand strategy of the United States is to avoid
nuclear war while preventing a single hostile power or
coalition of powers from dominating the Eurasian land-mass or
other strategic regions from which threats to U.S. interests
might arise. The success of this strategy is dependent on the
maintenance of a strong nuclear deterrent, dynamic alliances,
and a Western-oriented world economy It is also dependent
on the U.S. ability to wage successfully a competition for
influence among less developed countries, the ability to
influence events beyond our direct control, and ultimately, the
ability to project military power abroad in defense of U.S.
interests. The strength of this grand strategy is founded upon
the convergence of interests between the U.S. and the community
of nations as a whole. The national independence and individual
freedoms we seek to uphold are in harmony with the general
desires and ideals common to all mankind. The U.S must
therefore remain the natural enemy of any country threatening the
independence of others, and the proponent of free trade,
commerce, and economic stability. 1st
This grand strategy requires the development and
integration of a set of strategies to achieve our national
objectives, including political, diplomatic, military,
informational, economic, intelligence, and arms control
components. These strategies are necessarily shaped by our
values and our vision of the future; the national and
international policy objectives we have set for ourselves; by
dynamic trends in the global economy and the military balance;
and by the demands of our geographical position. Such strategies
must also take into account the capabilities and intentions of
those hostile countries or coalitions which threaten to undermine
the achievement of U.S. policy objectives. 1st
Threats to U.S. National Security
The primary threats to U.S. national security in the
years ahead will continue to be posed by the armed forces of the
Soviet Union and Soviet exploitation of regional instabilities.
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