To find, and not to yield : how advances in information and firepower can transform theater warfare /

Absent significant changes in U.S. defense investment priorities, American forces could soon find themselves unable to cope with some emerging challenges in large-scale power projection operations. Specifically, U.S. forces will need better capabilities to secure a foothold in distant theaters, to d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: United States. Air Force, Project Air Force (U.S.)
Other Authors: Ochmanek, David A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1998.
Subjects:
Military planning > United States.
Planification militaire > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Strategy.
Armed Forces > Operational readiness
Armed Forces > Weapons systems
Military planning
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Military Science - General.
United States > Armed Forces > Operational readiness.
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Figures xi
  • Tables xv
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Defense Planning for the 21st Century 1
  • Chapter 2 Scenarios for Evaluating Future Needs and Capabilities 5
  • Chapter 3 Competing Approaches to Theater Warfare 13
  • Chapter 4 Assessing Future U.S. Capabilities for the Halt Phase 23
  • Chapter 5 Priorities for Modernization: Ensuring a Robust Capability to Halt Invasions 67
  • Chapter 6 Broader Implications for the Defense Program 77
  • Appendix Assessment Approach and Methods 87.

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