US Military Strategic Options.

Abstract

This memorandum examines the selection of US strategic military options, beginning with a discussion on the nature of the US military. Using the official definition of military strategy--i.e., 'employing the armed forces...to secure the objectives of national policy'--the author draws a distinction between conduct of war and preparation for war, and provides a series of military planning interrogatories. These interrogatories, in the form of the classic principles of war, provide the questions the military planner must address to ensure that strategic planning options serve the interests of the United States. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 22, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096554

Entities

People

  • Harry G. Summers Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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