Joint Experimentation - Unlocking the Promise of the Future,
Abstract
While everyone agrees that the Cold War has ended, we have yet to achieve a consensus on future military capabilities and the defense policies needed to realize them. The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) concluded that we should pursue a balanced force structure in the near term but did not set priorities for developing new capabilities. While there is a template in Joint Vision 2010 to guide this quest it has failed thus far to effectively focus development efforts since it is regarded as being all things to all people. Consequently, those of us on Capitol Hill are presented with a range of competing approaches to future warfare. Some advocate precision strike by airpower and others argue for decisive landpower while still others favor rapid dominance that destroys an enemy's will to resist. The list goes on and on. The problem is that each approach requires a radically different investment policy, organizational structure, and doctrine. How can Congress determine which of these various approaches is best suited for the battlefield of the next century?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA356291
Entities
People
- Dan Coats
Organizations
- National Defense University