Some Alternative Futures and their Military Implications

Abstract

A number of assumptions about continuities relevant to US military strategy and force structure underlie much of the analysis in the contributions to the Airpower Research Institute's (ARI) study of The Future of the Air Force. Three of the propositions have to do with the international environment, and two concern the internal US situation. If circumstances other than the ones foreseen do emerge, these circumstances could have implications for both US military strategy and US force structure that vary from the prescriptions of contributors to ARI's study. Some of the deviations might even be quite significant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA271603

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  • David Albright

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  • Air University

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