Tightening America's Borders: An Increased Drug Interdiction Role for the U.S. Military.

Abstract

Our National Drug Control Strategy is not effective. At the current rate, the country's drug abuse problem will kill 140,000 Americans and cost our society $700 billion over the next decade. This paper studies elements of the current national drug control strategy and the military roles in implementing that strategy. The paper proposes modifications to the strategy with an increased emphasis on interdiction. These modifications involve an expanded role for United States military forces through the creation of an additional unified commander-in-chief (CINC) charged with drug interdiction at and outside America's borders. The author analyzes the ends, ways, and means associated with the proposed strategy revisions and provides linkage in the strategic, operational, and tactical context.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA346283

Entities

People

  • Charles B. Allen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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