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Student paper by Edgar Farr Russell, Jr. from the Defense Intelligence Agency on the influence on Mahan upon sea power. In this paper, Russell analyzes the effects of Mahan's background, education, and naval service to reveal the nature of his intellectual development and concludes that Mahan's influence is still in effect with the United States generally following his precepts. He ends with a recommendation that courses on Mahan's theories and doctrines be instituted at NWC and other military academies.

Thesis by Commander Kenneth M. Sandon, USN on whether the U.S. should deploy an anti-ballistic missile. In this paper, he analyzed the military, economic, political and psychological factors that would determine this answer. He also researched to determine whether there is reasonable affirmative evidence to satisfy a decision to deploy an anti-ballistic missile system at the time of the publication of this paper or whether a preponderance of actual capabilities should exist prior to adopting an endorsement of deployment.

Student paper by Lieutenant Commander Denis T. Schwaab, USN in which he stated that there is a likelihood that the United States could be forced to face wars of national liberation in its fight against Communism and because of that the U.S. needed a weapons sustem that has significant force and capable of extreme selectivity. The author argued that the attack carrier was the anser to the dilemma that may face the country.

Student paper by Commander James H. Scott for his course in the School of Naval Warfare at the Naval War College. In this paper the high resignation rate among carrier aviators was addressed.

Student paper by CDR William J. Scott, DC, USN for his course in the School of Naval Command and Staff and the Naval War College. This paper dealt with the problem of determining one's deep water capabilities as a free diver and the importance to the Navy to this role.

Student paper by LCDR Richard M. Scruggs, USN in which he discussed how Rhodesia's (present day Zimbabwe) unilateral declaration of independence in 1965 Nov created a dilemma in the formulation of United States foreign policy with that county. In this paper, he proclaimed that the U.S.'s policy, aimed at toppling the Smith government through economic warfare, served no one and had been unsuccessful. Instead, he contended that the U.S. should adopt a new and positive policy in seeking its objectives in Rhodesia.

Please note that the "Abstract" page ii was not found with this student paper.

Student paper by LCDR Edward A. Sechrest, USN in which he examined the efforts of the Chinese Communists to gain influence in the developing nations of Africa in order to determine the most productive path for the United States foreign policy in Africa.