U.S. Forward Deployment Policy: An Assessment

Abstract

Today, Americans stationed overseas support a defense structure in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Japan, and South Korea built upon past threats. This study hopefully begins a re-evaluation of this forward deployment policy by looking at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It then compares the original need for forward deployment with today's associated threats, problems and costs. This study finds that while the United States remains a global power with global interests, forward deployed troops may no longer provide a cost effective means for guarding these worldwide interests. The world threat today may not require a large permanent American presence given the advent of strategic satellite warning, stealth technology, American power projection capabilities, and allied capabilities to defend themselves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA425581

Entities

People

  • David M. Riester

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Department Of State
  • Deployment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Trade
  • Logistics
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space