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Preface and acknowledgements; 1. The National Security discourse:ideology, political culture and state making; 2. Magna Charta: the NationalSecurity Act and the specter of the Garrison state; 3. The high price ofpeace: guns-and-butter politics in the early Cold War; 4. The time tax:American political culture and the UMT debate; 5. 'Chaos and conflict andcarnage confounded': budget battles and defense reorganization; 6. Preparingfor permanent war: economy, science and secrecy in the National Securitystate; 7. Turning point: NSC-68, the Korean war and the National Securityresponse; 8. Semiwar: the Korean war and rearmament; 9. The Iron Cross:solvency, security and the Eisenhower transition; 10. Other voices: thepublic sphere and the National Security mentality; 11. Conclusion; Selectedbibliography; Index.