National Defense: Volume LXIX, Number 405, February 1985; Journal of the American Defense Preparedness Association

Arlington, VA: American Defense Preparedness Association, 1985. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Periodical. 29 cm. 85, [3] pages (including covers). Wraps. Illustrations. Mailing label removed from front cover. The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) [Formerly the American Defense Preparedness Association] is an association for the United States government and the defense industry. Based in Arlington, Virginia, NDIA was established in 1919 as a result of the inability of the defense industry to scale up the war effort during World War I. It connects government officials, military and industry professionals, and organizations that represent the branches of the armed forces, homeland security, and first responders. The NDIA publishes a magazine, the National Defense, and holds over 80 symposia a year. Articles in this issue address Naval Warfare, Fighting Ships, Shock, Vibration, Sea-based Strategic Deterrent, Merchant Marine, Manned Space Station, Hardened Tactical Shelter, Simulated Nuclear Tests, Camouflage, Gromyko, Foreign Military Developments. Stephen J. Cimbala is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Penn State Brandywine, an American Studies faculty member and is the author of numerous books and articles in the fields of international security studies, defense policy, nuclear weapons and arms control, intelligence and other fields. He is a graduate of Penn State, having received his B.A. in Journalism in 1965. He serves on the editorial boards of various professional journals, has consulted for a number of U.S. government agencies and defense contractors, and is frequently quoted in the media on national security topics. James Gaul and William Schuman were the Project Manager and Chief Scientist of the Hardened Tactical Shelter Project at the Harry Diamond Laboratories of the U.S. Army. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Periodicals, Naval Warfare, Herb LaKouch, Stephen Cimbala, Paul Seidenman, Paul Spanovich, James Gaul, William Schuman, Rudolph Vetter, Fighting Ships, Shock, Vibration, Sea-based Strategic Deterrent, Merchant Marine, Manned Space Station, Hardened

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