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2 - Defence Reorganisation 1957–75

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2024

W. J. Hudson
By
F.A. Mediansky
Edited by
Australian Institute of International Affairs
W. J. Hudson
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Summary

The principal objective of defence policy is national security. National security is, of course, concerned with far more than the state of the armed forces. The level of military power is dependent on a host of complexities including national assessments about the external environment, the scope for conflict with potential adversaries and the help that might be expected from allies.

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Australiadefence policyAustralian defence policyforeign policyAustralian foreign policyinternational affairsworld affairsAustralian history
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Australia in World Affairs 1971–1975 , pp. 37 - 64
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
First published in: 2024

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