When Waves Collide: Future Conflict

Abstract

What eventualities await the Armed Forces now that myriad dangers have replaced a monolithic threat are unknown. While old habits die hard, the weapons systems of the Gulf War will be relegated to the Reserve components. Naval forces will assume center stage, calling on enhanced airpower and spacepower. Ground forces will be smaller but highly mobile. The Air Force will turn to space or run the risk of extinction. New weapons will be smarter, but some ancient varieties will survive. The United Nations will succeed because it must, and the military may be earmarked for exclusive duty as peacekeepers. Special Operations Forces will bear the brunt of the Nation's violent encounters, but precisely how will remain a mystery. Conflict will be keyed on the behavior that we attempt to ensure or expunge, the precise conditions of combat cessation, and the attributes that we want to prevail in a post-conflict world when waves collide.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA528918

Entities

People

  • Richard Szafranski

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

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  • National Security
  • New York
  • Nuclear Weapons
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  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

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  • Space