Strategic Targeting and the War on Terror

Abstract

This paper outlines a way to synchronize ends, ways and means in support of the global war on terror and proposes an organizational modification that can focus the interagency effort through a structured process of intelligence collection followed by a precise targeting methodology that produces the required effects by attacking the threat centers of gravity. It proposes the creation of a strategic level interagency targeting board, on equal footing with and inclusive of the National Security Council (NSC), which is solely responsible for prosecuting the strategic planning and execution of the war on terror.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414935

Entities

People

  • Kurt Fuller

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Interagency Coordination
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies