Revolt of the Admirals
A post-World War II incident known as the "Revolt of the Admirals" involved a number of retired and active-duty United States Navy admirals who publicly disagreed with President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal in their emphasis on strategic nuclear bombing executed by the United States Air Force as the primary means by which the nation and its interests were defended. The episode occurred in 1949 during a series of congressional hearings in which the Congress asked Navy personnel to publicly disclose their frank opinion. In an effort to reduce military expenditures, the administration planned to markedly reduce the Navy and other service branches. The events occurred at a time when the technologies of large jet aircraft and the nuclear bomb and its delivery were in
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Revolt of the Admirals
A post-World War II incident known as the "Revolt of the Admirals" involved a number of retired and active-duty United States Navy admirals who publicly disagreed with President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal in their emphasis on strategic nuclear bombing executed by the United States Air Force as the primary means by which the nation and its interests were defended. The episode occurred in 1949 during a series of congressional hearings in which the Congress asked Navy personnel to publicly disclose their frank opinion. In an effort to reduce military expenditures, the administration planned to markedly reduce the Navy and other service branches. The events occurred at a time when the technologies of large jet aircraft and the nuclear bomb and its delivery were in
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Beim Aufstand der Admirale in ...... he Planungen der US-Regierung.
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La Rivolta degli Ammiragli (in ...... rimi anni della Guerra Fredda.
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La rebelión de los Almirantes ...... s de los años de la posguerra.
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提督たちの反乱（ていとくたちのはんらん、Revolt of the Admirals）は、1940年代後半に数名のアメリカ海軍高官が政府の計画に対して公に反対を示した事件。
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A post-World War II incident k ...... bomb and its delivery were in
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Beim Aufstand der Admirale in ...... he Planungen der US-Regierung.
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La Rivolta degli Ammiragli (in ...... rimi anni della Guerra Fredda.
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La rebelión de los Almirantes ...... s de los años de la posguerra.
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提督たちの反乱（ていとくたちのはんらん、Revolt of the Admirals）は、1940年代後半に数名のアメリカ海軍高官が政府の計画に対して公に反対を示した事件。
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Aufstand der Admirale
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Revolt of the Admirals
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Revuelta de los Almirantes
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Rivolta degli ammiragli
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提督たちの反乱
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