Title: The essence of security; reflections in office
Authors: McNamara, Robert S., 1916-
Publisher: Harper & Row
Year: 1968
Subjects: Strategy; World politics.; United States Defenses.
Abstract: Policy statements from the author's public addresses and reports to Congress during his tenure as Secretary of Defense.
Contents: pt. 1. This world we live in. Where we stand -- When interests collide -- NATO and the forces of change -- pt. 2. The tools of power. Mutual deterrence -- The choice of weapons -- Managing for defense -- pt. 3. Where security lies. On gaps and bridges -- New missions -- The essence of security -- The emerging nuclear capability of Red China.