national security

Jimmy Carter

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president of the united states

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is an imaginary state of affairs in which one would retain the capacity to make war while depriving all other countries of it.

When war is waged, it is for the purpose of safeguarding or increasing one's capacity to make war. International politics are wholly involved in this vicious cycle. What is called national prestige consists in behaving always in such a way as to demoralize other nations by giving them the impression that, if it comes to war, one would certainly defeat them. What is called national security is an imaginary state of affairs in which one would retain the capacity to make war while depriving all other countries of it.

is, for Japanese, such that economics essentially is national security and the Japanese will accept higher factor costs for essentially the same reason that the United States will overpay for its defense systems. It makes each feel more secure.

Statistics show that Japan is more dependent on imports of a broad array of raw materials than any other major industrial state. Moreover, that dependence, because of high rates of economic growth, has increased greatly since 1960. Perception of vulnerability dominate strategic planning documents. 'In this view,' writes Richard Samuels, 'economics is national security for the Japanese. . . It is only a slight exaggeration to say that the Japanese will accept higher factor costs for essentially the same reason that the United States will overpay for its defence systems. It makes each feel more secure.'

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is the chief cause of national insecurity.

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