The United States Air Force has long favored attacking electrical
power systems.Electric power has been considered a critical target
in every war since World War II, and will likely be nominated in
the future. Despite the frequency of attacks on thistarget system
there has also been recurring failure in understanding how power
isused in a nation. In addition, air planners tend to become
enamored with the vulnerability of electric power to air strikes,
but analysis of the cause and effect relation-ships indicates that
attacking electrical power does not achieve the stated objectivesin
terms of winning the war. Historically, there have been four basic
strategiesbehind attacks on national electrical systems: to cause a
decline in civilian morale; toinflict costs on the political
leaders to induce a change; to hamper military operations; and to
hinder war production. The evidence shows that the only sound
reasonfor attacking electrical power is to effect the production of
war material in a war ofattrition against a self-supporting
nation-state without outside assistance. The implication for future
strategic air operations is important. Because attacks on
electricpower cause indirect collateral damage which can be
politically counterproductive, and the military benefit is minimal,
the United States should reject attacks onnational electrical power
systems in the near futur
General
Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
November 2012 |
Authors: |
Thomas E. Griffith
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
72 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-288-33387-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
1-288-33387-0 |
Barcode: |
9781288333875 |
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