Ready for What and Modernized Against Whom? A Strategic Perspective on Readiness and Modernization.

Abstract

The author states that while maintaining a capacity to engage in large-scale interstate conventional combat is indispensable, historically it has been the unconventional and subnational conflicts that have presented U.S. forces with their greatest challenges. He argues that the United States is entering an era ir. which such wars will be the dominant form of conflict. Therefore, modernization should be approached cautiously. Since the pace of technological change is so rapid, the United States must be much more discriminating in deciding what technologies to pursue. (KAR) P. 3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1995
Accession Number
ADA295651

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Record

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Readiness
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Applications
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • United States
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.