ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE PLANNING

Abstract

The subject of 'analytical support for defense planning' is discussed. Since World War II, an important development in defense planning has been the generation and use of new techniques for the systematic examination of alternative proposals for future military systems and forces, which is called 'systems analysis.' The context of this analysis is usually such that the time horizon is not 'the present,' but rather some 5, 10, or even 15 years into the future. This means that the focus is not so much upon operational types of questions; instead it is upon development and procurement decisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0607649

Entities

People

  • G. H. Fisher

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Corporations
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Defense Planning
  • Force Structure
  • Military Planning
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Operations Research
  • Second World War
  • Systems Analysis
  • War
  • War Games
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Strategic Security Studies