Shock and Awe a Decade and a Half Later: Still Relevant, Still Misunderstood

Abstract

Fifteen years ago, a small group of former senior military and civilian defense officials were troubled by the debate over American military strategy and its associated force posture. (footnote 1) Given the implosion of the Soviet Union half a decade earlier and the stunning and overwhelming victory in the 100-hour Gulf War of 1991, the predominance of the U.S. military was assured. The weaponry was technologically the best in the world and the fighting force unmatched in ability. In essence, the first Gulf War finally cast off the dark shadow and unhappy legacy of Vietnam once and for all.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1042817

Entities

People

  • Harlan K. Ullman

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Battles
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Explosive Devices
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Terrorists
  • War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.