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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
What was JFK's plan to balance nuclear capability and conventional military strength called?
Flexible response.
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.
Elite antiguerilla military units expanded by Kennedy as part of his doctrine of flexible response?
Special Forces (Green Berets)
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 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 international crises?
Flexible response
What is Kennedy's policy of flexible response?
The flexible response was for responding to war with flexible whatevers
What did Kennedys flexible response plan call for?
Faced with the threat of more and more communist revolutions in Asia, President John F. Kennedy decided that instead of immediately unleashing the barrage of American nuclear forces on every little skirmish, the war would be fought according to scale. Flexible response called for a counter to Soviet attacks and not a first strike. It had three stages containing direct response, deliberate escalation, and finally general nuclear response. Kennedy implemented this during the Laotian civil war, in which communists teemed about ready to take hold of the nation. Instead of unleashing the Eisenhower method of massive retaliation, he created the super-trained division of the American military--the Green Berets. They would be responsible for fighting in guerilla warfare instead of wastefully dumping nuclear bombs on the tiny country.
What strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises by strengthening and modernizing the military's ability to fight a nonnuclear war?
Flexible Response According to US History book.
How was Kennedys Cold War strategy different from Truman?
Kennedy's Cold War strategy, known as "flexible response," emphasized a range of military options and a focus on unconventional warfare to counteract Soviet influence, rather than relying solely on nuclear deterrence as Truman did. While Truman’s approach was largely defined by the containment policy and the threat of massive retaliation, Kennedy sought to address smaller conflicts and crises through diplomacy and limited military engagement. This allowed for a more nuanced response to global tensions, exemplified by Kennedy's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Overall, Kennedy aimed for a more adaptable and diverse strategy in confronting Cold War challenges.
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.
