|
Showing 1 - 2 of
2 matches in All Departments
When government officials consider how the United States might
intervene in crisis situations throughout the world, the likelihood
of combat and the probable magnitude of U.S. casualties invariably
dominate the deliberations. This is a reflection of what is now an
article of faith in political circles: that the American public
will no longer accept casualties in U.S. military operations and
that casualties inexorably lead to irresistible calls for the
withdrawal of U.S. forces. However, this thinking is not confined
to political decision makers. The Department of Defense (DOD) has
institutionalized the political imperative of casualty minimization
in various doctrinal publications. More significantly, the desire
to minimize U.S. military casualties has achieved an unprecedented
significance in the formulation of military strategy in recent
conflicts. These trends appear to be gaining momentum, especially
within the United States Air Force. However, America's casualty
sensitivity is misunderstood. The conventional wisdom that the
American public will not tolerate casualties is inaccurate.
America's support of military operations involving casualties is
dependent on several factors, some more critical than casualties.
My research indicates that the public will support operations when
the interests at stake seem commensurate with the costs. Additional
factors which influence public support are political consensus,
actual progress of the conflict, and changing expectations.
|
Strikestar 2025 (Paperback)
Bruce W. Carmichael, Troy E. Devine, Robert J. Kaufman
|
R1,416
Discovery Miles 14 160
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
The United States military of the year 2025 will need to deal with
a widevariety of threats in diverse parts of the world. It will be
faced withbudgetary restraints that will dictate system trades
favoring those militaryelements that offer utility over a wide
spectrum of conflict and add to theability to project power over
long distances. The United States military of the year 2025 will
also exist in a social and political environment that willdictate
the need to minimize United States personnel losses and enemy
collateral damage.An opportunity exists to exploit planned advances
in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and the development
of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to address future military needs.
Through all-source, coordinated intelligence fusion, it will be
possible to supply the war fighter with all-weather, day or night,
near-perfect battlespace awareness. This information will be of
precision targeting quality and takes advantage of multiple sources
to create a multidimensional view of potential targets. Early in
the twenty-first century, reconnaissance UAVs will mature to the
extent that reliable, long-endurance, high-altitude flight will be
routine, and multiple, secure command and control communications
links to them will have been developed.
|
You may like...
Tenet
John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, …
DVD
R53
Discovery Miles 530
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.