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050 04 $aU153$b.D3827 2011
100 1 $aDavis, Paul K.,$d1943-
245 10 $aLooming discontinuities in U.S. military strategy and defense planning :$bcolliding RMAs necessitate a new strategy /$cPaul K. Davis, Peter A. Wilson.
246 3 $aLooming discontinuities in United States military strategy and defense planning
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND Corp.,$c2011.
300 $axxi, 57 p. :$bill. (some col.), col. map ;$c28 cm.
490 1 $aOccasional paper ;$vOP-326-OSD
500 $a"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
500 $a"National Defense Research Institute."
536 $aSponsored by OSD, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the Defense Intelligence Community$bW74V8H-06-C-0002.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 49-57).
530 $aAlso available online.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Diagnosis : an environment with new demands -- Future capability needs and possible future directions -- Perceiving the way ahead, darkly -- Conclusions.
520 $aThe authors argue that the United States is entering a period of discontinuity in its defense planning, something that future historians may see as a planning crisis. The causes are technology diffusion that is leveling aspects of the playing field militarily, geostrategic changes, and the range of potential adversaries. The authors see these as leading to (1) increasingly difficult force projection in some important circumstances; (2) a related block obsolescence of U.S. forces and concepts of operations; (3) the need for a new grand strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, where China is now a major regional power; and (4) the United States having to deal with a demanding mix of "complex operations" (e.g., counterinsurgency and stabilization) and traditional challenges. Obstacles exist to taking on these challenges. These include severe economic issues and the absence of consensus on the nature of next-generation forces and posturing. The paper presents three illustrative models for future concepts of operations, but all are very challenging. They and others will need to be explored with considerable innovation and experimentation. Finally, the papers argue for a comprehensive rebalancing of national security strategy, not just a rebalancing of military capabilities.
650 0 $aMilitary planning$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$y21st century.
651 0 $aUnited States.$xArmed Forces$xForecasting.
700 1 $aWilson, Peter A.,$d1943-
710 1 $aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
710 2 $aRand Corporation.
830 0 $aOccasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;$vOP-326-OSD.
988 $a20110408
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