in other words which no longer exists sec of state, war, or treasury
2006-12-06 16:48:47 · 10 answers · asked by momtano3 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No, they are not the same thing.
2006-12-06 16:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Zabanya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of. We had a secretary of war & a Secretary of the navy through WW II. In the major reorganization, we combined all military into the Dept of Defense headed by the Secretary of Defense, Under him are the Secretaries of the Army, Navy & Air Force.
2006-12-06 17:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Secretary of War is now called Secretary of Defense.
2006-12-06 16:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by jeffrcal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the development of Nuclear weapons, no real war was thought to be winnable (Mutually Assured Destruction: MAD) and so the strategic defensive was changed to reflect a political and economic world in which maneuvering our forces wouldn't lead to actual war, but would lead instead to securing strategic natural resources.
It's a Brave New World.
2006-12-06 18:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are the same office. The Department of Defense was formerly called the Department of War.
2006-12-06 16:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sec of Defense is the new term for war....
No dept is out of existence, but only name change
Treasury is untouched...
2006-12-06 16:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sid Has 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey - you stole my line!
Seriously - Secretary of War was just my sarcastic reference to Donald Rumsfeld two weeks ago! I bet he read it and resigned shortly thereafter. NOT! Obviously he resigned because he knew of the existence of the bi-partisan special panel on our unnecessary invasion of Iraq.
P.S. Republicans - please be more selective of your candidates in 2008.
2006-12-06 17:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by Kasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are. The name change was a 1940's example of political correctness. We in the U,S.A. don't make war, we do defend ourselves though. Yeah right!
2006-12-06 17:01:15 · answer #8 · answered by Proud Liberal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was changed to the secratary of defense after WWII, Literally, I belive- To make the country sound "Softer" as we had just kicked butt.
2006-12-06 17:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by profile image 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same position, name changed
2006-12-06 16:52:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋