Toward Operational Art in Special Warfare

Abstract

This report demonstrates the need for a strategic and operational approach to securing U.S. interests called special warfare. The United States requires new approaches for exerting influence, filling the missing middle between the limitations of distant-strike options presented by armed unmanned aerial systems and Tomahawk missiles and the costly, indefinite commitment of conventional forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1085054

Entities

People

  • Abby Doll
  • Bruce R. Nardulli
  • Dan Madden
  • Dick Hoffmann
  • Fred T. Krawchuk
  • John E. Peters
  • Linda Robinson
  • Michael J. Johnson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs