The creeping irrelevance of U.S. force planning
By: Jeffrey Record.
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.; U.S. Army War College Conference on Strategy (9th : 1998 : Carlisle Barracks, Pa.)
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Carlisle Barracks, Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Military planning -- United States; Warfare, Conventional; Military doctrine -- United States; United States -- Armed Forces -- Organization; United States -- Armed Forces -- Military operations other than war; United States -- Military policy
Description: Jeffrey Record examines what he believes is a half-century-old and continuing recession of large-interstate warfare and, since the World War's demise, the unexpected and often violent disintegration of established states. He then addresses the Department of Defense's persistent planning focus on multiple conventional war scenarios, concluding that this focus on the familiar and comfortable is becoming increasingly irrelevant to a world of small wars and MOOTW. The author's critical analysis leads him to propose significant and controversial changes in planning standards, force structure, and defense spending. His thought-provoking analyses, conclusions, and recommendations should fuel further discussion of how America's military can best tackle the strategic uncertainties of the post-Cold War world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-29).
"May 19, 1998."
"This monograph was prepared for the U.S. Army War College Ninth Annual Strategy Conference, 'Challenging the United States Symmetrically and Assymetrically : Can American Be Defeated?', March 31 - April 2, 1998, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania"--P. [2] of cover.