The Control of Arms Transfers and Perceived Security Needs.

Abstract

This project examines the effects of alternative operational methods of warfare on the conventional arms requirements of developing countries, using the Republic of Korea and Iran as case studies. It contrasts the weapons required for a strategy of attrition with weapons needed for a 'relational-maneuver' approach. In the former, victory is to be achieved by cumulative destruction by firepower; in the latter, the aim is to dislocate and disrupt the enemy's fighting system as a whole rather than to destroy its single elements. Based on case studies of Korea and Iran, the study concludes that a relational-maneuver approach results in forces which provide a more robust defense with less provocative and less costly, lower-technology weapons. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 14, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084632

Entities

People

  • Edward N. Luttwak
  • Steven L. Canby

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Artillery
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.