A Propositional Inventory of the Empirical Work Involving Foreign Affairs and National Security Attitudes, 1960--1966: A Non-Evaluative Review.

Abstract

1 Ms rap& was prepmrd as on acebunt of Go*mdnt sponsored work, N e i t b r the Unifed States, nor the Commfssion, ner any peram o d n g w, behalf of the Cammissient A. M k s any warronty ar representation, expressed or tmplied, with respeet t o the oecoracy, oarnplshner&, or wm#uimrrr s t the information e~ntalnbd ER this repart, ar that the ese af nny h b m a + l a~* sppstotus, nurtbad, or process dlssfesd in .this repert m;ay nsf infrtnge prkatefy owned rights; or 8. Assumes any liabilities wPh respewt to the uar of, or for damagss resulting tramthe u.a of any information, apparelus, mthgd, or p r o w a d l s c l o r d in this report.As wed i n the above. " p~r o n acting on behalf of the Cammission" Includes any employee or eonnmtar of the Comrnlsslon, or amplayes of iuch contractot, t.0 the mptmnf tho? such &nployee ac rantroctor d ths Commistionl or employas of sueh controcvor preparms, dissemino+es, or p r a v i k s occesr ta, m y i n i w~i o n pursuant to his empleymrlrt or eontroct wiZh the Connnission, ar his w n p l o~n t with such awwqcter. L E G~-~ N O T I C E'I'hfR report was wepared a s an account of Government sponsored work. ~~i t h~~ h,~,,,~,, States-nor the CommJaslon, nor any person acting on behalf of tbe C O~~~L~, , : 1 A. Makes any warranty o r representation, expressed or Implled, wlth respect to the accuracy. comple*nesa. o r usefulness of the informa~on contained in INS report, or tbal the of lnformauon, apparatus. method, or process dlaclosed in tble remrl nnt i,,klw. I '8. Assumes any llabllttles with respect to the use of, o r for damages resulting from Ihe , uae of any lnlormatfon, appsrntus. method, ur process dlsclosed In thls report.As used In the above. "person a c t h g on behalf of the Commlsslon" Includes any employee o r contractor of the Commlsslon. o r employee of such contractor. to ibe extpnt, thnt , such employee o r contractor of the Cnmmlsslon, or autployee of such contractor prepares, 1 dtssenrlnates, o r provides access to, any Imformatlon pureuant to his employment o r contract wlth the Commlsslon, o r hls employment wlth such eonuactor.. One important reason t o develop a massive d a t a b a r e i s t h e a b i li t y one t h e n has t o t e s t t h e o r e t i c a l g e n e r a l i z a t i o n s a c r o s s a widev a r i e t y of s i t u a t i o n s and s t i m u l i . This p r o p o s i t i o n a l inventory allows us t o e x p l o i t f o r t h e o r y t e s t i n g an extensive survey d a t a b a s e on c i t i z e n handling of nuclear t h r e a t i n -p a r t i c u l a r , and of 1 t h e e x t e r n a l environment i n general. It helps us t o work i n an e f f i c i e n t , cumulative fashion toward r e l i a b l e p r e d i c t i o n s about p u b l i c opinion *on n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y m a t t e r s and generalized ,under--s t a n d i n g o f ;the c o r r e l a t e s of r e l e v a n t p u b l i c opinion., . W e a l s o hope t h a t p u b l i c opinion r e s e a r c h e r s and a n a l y s t s w i l l f i n d t h i s inventory a u s e f u l su...