Is the United States prepared for its most likely conflicts?
Expert InsightsPublished 1981
U.S. military forces, which are generally structured for major conflicts, may not be well suited for certain important situations that are increasingly likely to arise. This paper assesses key economic, political, and military trends to see what kinds of conflict situations are likely to happen. It concludes that future conflicts are most often apt to call for carefully measured and controlled use of forces to achieve very limited ends. The paper raises questions about what U.S. forces should be able to do in such situations and suggests some characteristics needed by the forces.
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- Year: 1981
- Pages: 14
- Document Number: P-6592
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