International Drug Trafficking--a Growing National Security Concern for Low Intensity Conflict

Abstract

Since 1981, U.S. authorities repeatedly recognized international drug trafficking as a national security concern, domestic legal restrictions were lifted to allow military support to civil law enforcement agencies, and the U.S. armed forces provided increasingly unprecedented levels of assistance. However, the levels of drug abuse nationwide continue to increase, the drug threat from Third World and domestic sources continues to expand, and drug-related destabilizing events in the Third World may well serve as a catalyst for future low-intensity conflict (LIC). The U.S. military finds itself with an unwanted but legislated and formal mission--lead agency for air and maritime detection and monitoring of drug smuggling to the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241092

Entities

People

  • Ronald A. Layton

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Criminals
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • International Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Societies
  • Surveillance
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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