Fighting in the Gray Zone: A Strategy to Close the Preemption Gap

Abstract

What military strategy is appropriate for using force to act against such emerging threats before they are fully formed? 1 We argue preemption is ill-suited for disrupting the converged threat of terrorists and rogue states pursuing WMD. Instead, we propose that a forcible counterproliferation strategy is most effective for fighting in the gray zone .

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2004
Accession Number
ADA477216

Entities

People

  • Christopher J. Reddish
  • Joanne M. Fish
  • Samuel J. Mccraw

Organizations

  • John F. Kennedy School of Government

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil Rights
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Gray Zone
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Public Administration
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.