Creation of a National Security Council Board for Low Intensity Conflict
Abstract
The Soviets changed the international environment when they announced their policies of Glasnost and Perestroika. Many American believe the proposed Soviet announcements of military cutbacks under this policy should be matched by proportional cutbacks in U.S. military forces. Unfortunately, the Soviet announcements of reducing tensions between the superpowers in the third world have not been matched by their actions. The Soviets continue to support wars of national liberation in the third world and will into the foreseeable future. Conflict in the third world will be inevitable between the U.S. needs to establish an appropriate national security strategy for low intensity conflicts (LIC) in the third world. The President was tasked by Congress to establish a board on the National Security Council (NSC) to create the LIC strategy. This Board has yet to be created as a functioning body. This article addresses the criticisms of U.S. LIC policies, proposes a way to establish that NSC Board for LIC and Special Operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 27, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA209766
Entities
People
- Larry A. Hoff
Organizations
- United States Army War College