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| Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 | changed the spirit of the Joint Cheifs of Staffs making four heads of divisions subordinate to the chairman of the Joint Cheifs, unifying them |
| National Security Council(NSC) | a committee chaired by the president, whose members include the secretaries of state and defense, and often the CIA director, the attorney general and the chairman of the Joint Cheifs of staff |
| Majoritarian | the view of the role of military that the military exist to defend the country or to help other nations defend themselves |
| Client | the view of the role of military that focuses on the extent to which the military is a large and powerful client |
| Military- Industrial Compound | alleged alliance of military. governmental, and corporate leaders involved in weapons procurement and military systems |
| Joint Cheifs of Staff | composed of representatives of all the armed services, usually will unanimously recommend policies that benefit all armed services equally and reluctantly accept policies that penalize all equally |
| cost overruns | actual costs, that are several times over estimated costs |
| majoritarian politics | how much the US spends on the military |
| interest group bargaining | how the military spending is divided up |
| Liberals | demand sharp cuts to military spending |
| Conservatives | demandthat there be some military spending cuts, but that a strong defense is neccessity |
