ERIC First Analysis: National Defense Commitments; 1982-83 National High School Debate Resolutions.

The purpose of this booklet is to provide a brief overview of some of the issues involved in the 1982-83 high school debate resolutions, which focus on the defense commitments of the United States. The first of the booklet's four chapters provides a review of information sources for use in researching the topic of defense commitments. The remaining three chapters discuss the debate topics: (1) that the United States should significantly alter its nuclear weapons policy, (2) that the United States should significantly reduce its commitment to NATO, and (3) that the United States should significantly curtail its arms sales to other countries. The booklet also provides a section of notes for each topic, as well as selected bibliographies on each topic. (FL)