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The book explores RAND's pivotal role in shaping America's nuclear strategy and military policies from the Cold War to the Iraq War, highlighting key figures like Albert Wohlstetter and Paul Wolfowitz. It examines how RAND's theories of rational warfare influenced U.S. actions in Vietnam and beyond, while also introducing rational choice theory, which interprets human behavior through self-interest. This model not only transformed social and economic systems during the Reagan era but also inadvertently revived forces such as religion and tribalism, challenging its foundational assumptions.
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Soldiers of Reason, Alex Abella
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- 2009
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- Title
- Soldiers of Reason
- Subtitle
- The Rand Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alex Abella
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 410
- ISBN13
- 9780156033442
- Category
- Business and Economics
- Description
- The book explores RAND's pivotal role in shaping America's nuclear strategy and military policies from the Cold War to the Iraq War, highlighting key figures like Albert Wohlstetter and Paul Wolfowitz. It examines how RAND's theories of rational warfare influenced U.S. actions in Vietnam and beyond, while also introducing rational choice theory, which interprets human behavior through self-interest. This model not only transformed social and economic systems during the Reagan era but also inadvertently revived forces such as religion and tribalism, challenging its foundational assumptions.