02477cam a2200445 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020002200081027001900103035002000122037001600142040001900158043002100177050002000198245008300218264003700301300002800338336002600366337002600392337002800418338003600446338002700482500001800509504004100527520086800568530005801436588004701494651005501541651005601596651005501652651003601707651005601743700003101799700003701830700003201867700005101899710002201950856005901972rnd000000000047369RAND920212s1984    cau      b    000 0 eng d  a   84012712  a0833005766 (pbk.)  aRAND/R-3150-RC  a(Sirsi) a188447  cOnline only  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---anc-----00aUA23b.U25 198400aU.S. policy for Central America :ba briefing /cEdward Gonzalez ... [et al.]. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1984.  axiii, 33 pages ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"March 1984."  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThis report looks at Central America in the light of U.S. foreign policy interests. It discusses the new policy environment of the 1980s, including changes and significance for U.S. policy. It describes U.S. interests in Central America by looking at strategic and security interests, moral and institutional values, and balancing interests and values. Security trends and potential threats are given by presentation of two scenarios: one of the MiGs and Cuban combat forces in Nicaragua and the other of a guerrilla victory in El Salvador. The challenge of Nicaragua is looked at in detail and deals with options for dealing with a Sandinista regime and options to prevent a Cuban-Soviet military buildup. Finally, general implications for U.S. policy are given, including basic guidelines for a long-term policy and political, economic, and military dimensions.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aCentral AmericaxForeign relationszUnited States. 0aCentral AmericaxMilitary relationszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszCentral America. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary policy. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary relationszCentral America.1 aGonzalez, Edward.eauthor.1 aJenkins, Brian Michael.eauthor.1 aRonfeldt, David F.eauthor.1 aSereseres, Caesar D.q(Caesar Donato)eauthor.2 aRand Corporation.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3150/