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.
To make sure the United States was ready to fight any battle
flexible response was developed so that the US did not have to resort to nuclear warfare in times of crisis
Flexible response
He was furious at them - I think he called them SOB's.
The flexible response was for responding to war with flexible whatevers
Flexible Response was the use of conventional forces and weapons as an alternative to nuclear war.
Dead Kennedys was created in 1978.
The Kennedys are Roman Catholic.
Lyndon Johnson was Kennedys successor.
The Kennedys of Castleross ended in 1973.
Dead Kennedys ended in 1986.
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.