Urban Insurrection: The Time Frame Factor for Military Intervention in a Counterinsurgent Environment

Abstract

The violent polarization of political forces between revolution and reaction has spawned an intense breeding ground for the urban insurrectionist. Obviously, the complexity of the modern city makes it vulnerable to the poor man's weapons of the Molotov cocktail as against the rich man's technology. Thus far, military incursion has proven to be the most effective method of combatting the dedicated urban insurgent from the short range point of view. Examination is made as to the effects of early or belated military intervention and how the populace and target government are affected. The criteria for passive and active military intervention are examined. Recommendation is made for the organization of a single aggregate police and military intelligence center that would also function as a security operations division.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 21, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002530

Entities

People

  • Sidney M. Dubbin

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communist Countries
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Insurgency
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Police
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

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  • Economics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.