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Kennedy's flexible response was important because it provided a range of options beyond nuclear weapons in dealing with conflicts, allowing for a more nuanced approach to international crises. This strategy helped prevent escalation to nuclear war and showed a willingness to use a variety of military and diplomatic tools to address threats. It also provided a counterbalance to the previous reliance on massive retaliation as a deterrent.
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What was the purpose of kennedys flexible response defense policy?
To make sure the United States was ready to fight any battle
Why was the flexible response developed?
flexible response was developed so that the US did not have to resort to nuclear warfare in times of crisis
What is international crises?
Flexible response
What was kennedys response to steel industrys decision to raise prices sharply?
He was furious at them - I think he called them SOB's.
What is Kennedy's policy of flexible response?
The flexible response was for responding to war with flexible whatevers
What was Kennedy's policy of flexible response to communism?
Flexible Response was the use of conventional forces and weapons as an alternative to nuclear war.
What church did Kennedys parents atttened?
The Kennedys are Roman Catholic.
Who was Kennedys successor and what did he set out to do?
Lyndon Johnson was Kennedys successor.
When was Dead Kennedys created?
Dead Kennedys was created in 1978.
When did Dead Kennedys end?
Dead Kennedys ended in 1986.
When did The Kennedys of Castleross end?
The Kennedys of Castleross ended in 1973.
The policy of flexible response in Vietnam resulted in?
President Kennedy's Flexible Response was initiated to provide the United States with various means of response to aggression, not limited to nuclear attacks. As a result, his response to Vietnam was to send additional advisors, increase our military aid to the South Vietnam government and institute the disastrous Strategic Hamlet Program.
