The Army After Next: On a Collision Course with Strategic Reality.

Abstract

The Army After Next (AAN), propelled by the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), is on a collision course with the reality of the strategic context in which it must be born. Encouraged by an opportune "strategic pause" and the unprecedented technological opportunities afforded by the RMA, the Army's architects of the AAN have failed to fully grasp the true nature and importance of the forces of the strategic environment in which they are planning. These forces include the friction of an evolving, dynamic strategic setting, the role current U.S. national security strategy plays in shaping the strategic setting, the role of leadership, the implications of budget history, and the determinate nature of political and social issues. Failure to recognize and account for the reality of these forces will prevent realization of the AAN vision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345636

Entities

People

  • Kim R. Kadesch

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Acquisition
  • Army Budgets
  • Budgets
  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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