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Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 355/.03305694
Altri autori (Persone) NerguizianAram
PopescuIonut C
Soggetto topico Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993 - Peace
Lebanon War, 2006
ISBN 979-84-00-67307-8
1-282-56594-X
9786612565946
0-313-35521-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? -- The Iranian wild card.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910782741403321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008
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Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
Israel and Syria : the military balance and prospects of war / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with Aram Nerguizian and Ionut C. Popescu
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 355/.03305694
Altri autori (Persone) NerguizianAram
PopescuIonut C
Soggetto topico Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993 - Peace
Lebanon War, 2006
ISBN 979-84-00-67307-8
1-282-56594-X
9786612565946
0-313-35521-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Prospects for peace or war : military developments after the Israeli-Hezbollah War -- Israeli and Syrian alarms and excursions in 2007 -- The prospects for war -- Major trends in force strength -- Israeli force quality versus Syrian force quantity -- Looking at a snapshot of total forces -- Comparative manpower quantity and quality -- Comparative land force strength : active versus mobilized strength -- Comparative land force manpower -- Armor and anti-tank weapons -- Artillery weapons -- Anti-aircraft weapons -- Comparative air strength : quality over quantity -- Comparative air force strength -- Air force manpower -- Air force aircraft, weapons, and technology -- Comparative land-based air defense forces -- Comparative naval strength : peripheral missions -- Shifts in the role of seapower -- Naval manpower -- Naval ships, weapons, and technology -- Total resources : recapitalization, force modernization, and impact on effectiveness -- Comparative trends in military expenditures -- Comparative trends in arms imports -- Recent deals : the importance of the US, Russia and Iran -- The military forces of Israel -- Israel's struggle to maintain its conventional "edge" -- Adapting to asymmetric wars -- Seeking to add an asymmetric "edge" to a conventional one -- Adapting to new threats while retaining conventional military strengths -- Trends in manpower and total force strength before the 2006 Lebanon war : active versus reserve forces -- Israeli defense planning after the 2006 Lebanon war -- Israeli land forces -- Israeli air forces -- Israeli land-based air defenses -- Israeli naval forces -- Israel's counterterrorism and internal security forces -- Israeli weapons of mass destruction and missile defenses -- The military forces of Syria -- Syria's long proxy war with Israel -- Internal stability, Alawite rule, and the Shi'ite crescent -- Syria's broader regional issues -- The trends in Syrian forces -- Syrian land forces -- Syrian air and air defense forces -- Syrian land-based air defenses -- Syrian naval forces -- Syrian paramilitary, security, and intelligence forces -- Syrian weapons of mass destruction -- War on the Golan Heights -- The strategic geography of the Golan Heights -- The new dimensions of the strategic geography of the Golan -- The UN peacekeeping force on the Golan -- Israeli positions on the Golan -- Syrian positions near the Golan -- A Syrian surprise attack or "grab for the Golan -- Israeli options against Syria -- Continuing external asymmetric wars -- Israel's "haves" versus Syria's "haves not" -- The possible impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Gaming a future Israeli-Hezbollah conflict? -- The Iranian wild card.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910823965003321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2008
Materiale a stampa
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The Israeli-Palestinian war [[electronic resource] ] : escalating to nowhere / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Jennifer Moravitz
The Israeli-Palestinian war [[electronic resource] ] : escalating to nowhere / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Jennifer Moravitz
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (563 p.)
Disciplina 956.9405/4
Altri autori (Persone) MoravitzJennifer
Soggetto topico Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-
Arab-Israeli conflict
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-40858-5
9786612408588
0-313-05390-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; TABLES AND FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; I. FROM PEACE TO WAR: LAND FOR PEACE OR SETTLEMENTS FOR WAR?; 2. FROM PEACE TO WAR: TERRORISM FOR SETTLEMENTS; 3. THE FINAL SETTLEMENT ISSUES: ASYMMETRIC VALUES & ASYMMETRIC WARFARE; 4. THE COLLAPSE OF THE PEACE PROCESS; 5. THE ACTORS IN THE CONFLICT: THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES; 6. THE ACTORS IN THE CONFLICT: THE PALESTINIAN FACTIONS ALIGNED WITH THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY; 7. THE ACTORS IN THE CONFLICT: THE PALESTINIAN FACTIONS THAT CHALLENGE PEACE AND THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY; 8. THE OUTSIDE ACTORS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
9. A FAILED PEACE BECOMES OPEN WAR10. CASUALTY TRENDS AND THE COSTS OF THE WAR; 11. ISRAELI STRATEGY AND TACTICS: ISOLATION, CONTAINMENT, AND THE SELECTIVE USE OF CONVENTIONAL MILITARY POWER; 12. THE PALESTINIAN RESPONSE: THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC OPINION AND THE CHALLENGE OF REFORMING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY; 13. THE COURSE OF THE CONFLICT IN GAZA; 14. THE COURSE OF THE CONFLICT IN THE WEST BANK AND GREATER JERUSALEM; 15. CONFLICT IN ISRAEL PROPER; 16. THE CONTINUING HOPE FOR PEACE: THE QUARTET AND THE ""ROAD MAP""; NOTES
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456482103321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International
Materiale a stampa
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The Israeli-Palestinian war [[electronic resource] ] : escalating to nowhere / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Jennifer Moravitz
The Israeli-Palestinian war [[electronic resource] ] : escalating to nowhere / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Jennifer Moravitz
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (563 p.)
Disciplina 956.9405/4
Altri autori (Persone) MoravitzJennifer
Soggetto topico Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005
Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN 1-282-40858-5
9786612408588
0-313-05390-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto CONTENTS; TABLES AND FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; I. FROM PEACE TO WAR: LAND FOR PEACE OR SETTLEMENTS FOR WAR?; 2. FROM PEACE TO WAR: TERRORISM FOR SETTLEMENTS; 3. THE FINAL SETTLEMENT ISSUES: ASYMMETRIC VALUES & ASYMMETRIC WARFARE; 4. THE COLLAPSE OF THE PEACE PROCESS; 5. THE ACTORS IN THE CONFLICT: THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES; 6. THE ACTORS IN THE CONFLICT: THE PALESTINIAN FACTIONS ALIGNED WITH THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY; 7. THE ACTORS IN THE CONFLICT: THE PALESTINIAN FACTIONS THAT CHALLENGE PEACE AND THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY; 8. THE OUTSIDE ACTORS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
9. A FAILED PEACE BECOMES OPEN WAR10. CASUALTY TRENDS AND THE COSTS OF THE WAR; 11. ISRAELI STRATEGY AND TACTICS: ISOLATION, CONTAINMENT, AND THE SELECTIVE USE OF CONVENTIONAL MILITARY POWER; 12. THE PALESTINIAN RESPONSE: THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC OPINION AND THE CHALLENGE OF REFORMING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY; 13. THE COURSE OF THE CONFLICT IN GAZA; 14. THE COURSE OF THE CONFLICT IN THE WEST BANK AND GREATER JERUSALEM; 15. CONFLICT IN ISRAEL PROPER; 16. THE CONTINUING HOPE FOR PEACE: THE QUARTET AND THE ""ROAD MAP""; NOTES
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780816103321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The Israeli-Palestinian war : escalating to nowhere / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Jennifer Moravitz
The Israeli-Palestinian war : escalating to nowhere / / Anthony H. Cordesman with the assistance of Jennifer Moravitz
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (563 pages)
Disciplina 956.9405/4
Altri autori (Persone) MoravitzJennifer
Soggetto topico Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-
Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN 979-84-00-67312-2
1-282-40858-5
9786612408588
0-313-05390-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents -- Tables and figures -- Introduction -- I. From peace to War: land for peace or settlements for War? -- 2. From peace to War: terrorism for settlements -- 3. The final settlement issues: asymmetric values & asymmetric warfare -- 4. The collapse of the peace process -- 5. The actors in the conflict: the Israeli defence forces -- 6. The actors in the conflict: the Palestinian factions aligned with the Palestinian authority -- 7. The actors in the conflict: the Palestinian factions that challenge peace and the Palestinian authority -- 8. The outside actors that have shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- 9. A failed peace becomes open war -- 10. Casualty trends and the costs of the War -- 11. Israeli strategy and tactics: isolation, containment, and the selective use of conventional military power -- 12. The Palestinian response: the battle for public opinion and the challenge of reforming the Palestinian authority -- 13. The course of the conflict in Gaza -- 14. The course of the conflict in the West Bank and Greater Jerusalem -- 15. Conflict in Israel proper -- 16. The continuing hope for peace: the quartet and the road map -- Notes.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910812282203321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2005
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The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo [[electronic resource] /] / Anthony H. Cordesman
The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo [[electronic resource] /] / Anthony H. Cordesman
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (413 p.)
Disciplina 949.7103
Soggetto topico Bombing, Aerial - Yugoslavia
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 - Aerial operations
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-313-07392-9
0-313-04874-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450209303321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001
Materiale a stampa
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The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo / / Anthony H. Cordesman
The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo / / Anthony H. Cordesman
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xii, 399 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 949.7103
Soggetto topico Bombing, Aerial - Yugoslavia
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 - Aerial operations
ISBN 0-313-07392-9
0-313-04874-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti The lessons & non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783048203321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001
Materiale a stampa
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The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo / / Anthony H. Cordesman
The lessons and non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo / / Anthony H. Cordesman
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xii, 399 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 949.7103
Soggetto topico Bombing, Aerial - Yugoslavia
Kosovo War, 1998-1999 - Aerial operations
ISBN 0-313-07392-9
0-313-04874-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Cover -- The Lessons and Non-Lessons of the Air and Missile Campaign in Kosovo -- Contents -- 1 The Lessons and Non-Lessons of the Air and Missile Campaign in Kosovo -- 2 The Historical Background: The Course and Character of the NATO Campaign -- BOSNIA AND THE DAYTON ACCORDS BECOME THE PRELUDE TO WAR IN KOSOVO -- THE DIPLOMATIC PRELUDE -- PEACE TALKS END IN WAR -- Serbia's Grand Strategic and Tactical Mistakes -- NATO's Blundering into Large-Scale War -- OPERATION ALLIED FORCE: THE AIR AND MISSILE CAMPAIGN -- The Phases and Non-Phases of the Air and Missile Campaign -- The Road to Escalation -- Expanding the Target Base and Scale of Military Action -- NATO's Changing Objectives -- NATO Moves Towards Decisive Force -- Ending the Air and Missile Campaign -- Why Serbia Conceded -- Estimates of the Overall Impact of the Air and Missile Campaign -- INCREASES IN NATO FORCES AND LEVELS OF EFFORT -- NATO Naval Forces -- NATO Aircraft Numbers -- Sortie Rates and Intensity -- RELIANCE AND NON-RELIANCE ON PRECISION-GUIDED WEAPONS -- Analysis by Farce: The Imprecise Nature of Precision Engagement -- British and French Use of Precision and Non-Precision Weapons -- The Limits of Precision Weapons and Precision Engagement -- WEATHER -- NATO'S LIMITED LOSSES -- CONFLICT TERMINATION -- 3 The Grand Strategic Aspects of Kosovo: The "Whys" and "Hows" of the War and the Implications for Strategy and Force Planning -- THE "WHYS" OF GOING TO WAR -- A Lack of Criteria for Deciding on Military Action -- The Dilemmas in Deciding on Peacemaking -- THE "HOWS" OF GOING TO WAR -- COALITION WARFARE AND LEVELS OF COMMITMENT -- The Contributions of the US and Europe -- Problems in Coalition Warfare: National Decision Making and the Air War -- Problems in Coalition Warfare: National Decision Making and the Incident at Pristina -- Unity of Command versus Unity of Coalition.
Lessons for the NATO Alliance -- US STRATEGY, FORCE PLANNING, AND DEFENSE SPENDING -- Major Theater War (MTW) Operation Plans -- Problems in US Defense Spending and Readiness -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Henry H. Shelton -- Chief of Staff, US Army, General Dennis J. Reimer -- Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jay L. Johnson -- Commandant of the Marine Corps, Charles C. Krulak -- Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Michael E. Ryan -- The Force Drawdown Imposed by Kosovo -- Being the World's Only Superpower Without Paying for the Power -- 4 The Strategic Impact and Military Effectiveness of the Air and Missile Campaign -- THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE WAR IN KOSOVO -- MORE THAN AIR POWER LED TO NATO'S VICTORY -- THE RELEVANCE OF KOSOVO TO OTHER WARS -- ROB PETER TO PRAISE PAUL? -- STRATEGIC LIMITS ON IMPACT OF AIR POWER IN KOSOVO: LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE? -- "SHOCK AND AWE" OR "LIMITS AND RESTRAINT" -- 5 The Problem of "Perfect" and "Bloodless" War -- THE ABSURDITY OF PERFECTION -- "BLOODLESS WAR": THE PROBLEM OF SUFFERING NO OR MINIMAL CASUALTIES -- Casualties and Staying at Medium to High Altitudes -- Overall Sensitivity to Casualties -- THE PROBLEM OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE -- The Chinese Embassy Bombing -- The Real-World Problems in Targeting in Wartime -- The Results of the US Investigation into the Bombing -- The CIA Accepts the Blame -- The Imperfect Nature of Perfect War -- NATO and Serbian Collateral Damage Claims: Hiding the Truth with a Liar's Contest -- The Tragedy of Moral and Analytic Corruption -- The Worthless Character of Serbian Claims -- Outside Studies and Analyses: The Human Rights Watch and OSCE Reports -- Lessons for the Future -- Economic Aftermaths and Environmental Effects -- THE PROBLEM OF TARGETING -- Improvising a New Approach to Targeting -- National versus NATO Targeting.
Changes in the Targeting Effort over Time -- Precision Targeting, Precision Engagement, and Precision Intelligence -- Targeting and C4: "Dynamic Battle Control" -- THE NEW CONDITIONS OF WAR -- 6 NATO Reporting on the Effectiveness of the Air and Missile Campaign -- EFFECTIVENESS REPORTING AS OF APRIL 13: THE FIRST THREE WEEKS -- THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NATO AIRPOWER FROM DAY 20 TO DAY 24 -- THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR AND MISSILE CAMPAIGN: DAY 25 TO DAY 50 -- THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR AND MISSILE CAMPAIGN: DAY 50 TO THE END -- BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, THE "FOG OF WAR," AND THE "FOG OF SELF-DECEPTION" -- The Pentagon Lies to Congress and the American People -- The Barry and Thomas Critique of the Pentagon Report -- The Fog of War, Surgical Bombing, and the Revolution in Military Affairs -- 7 Strategic Bombing -- THE US POST-ACTION ASSESSMENT OF THE STRATEGIC CAMPAIGN -- KOSOVO, NATO, AND STRATEGIC BOMBING -- EVOLVING A COMMAND STRUCTURE IN MID-CRISIS -- THE ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL BASE THAT NATO ATTACKED -- The Vulnerabilities of Serbia's Economy and Infrastructure -- Unrealistic NATO Claims versus Unrealistic Serbian Claims -- FUEL, PETROLEUM, OIL, AND LUBRICANTS (POL) TARGET GROUPS -- Wartime Gamesmanship with Damage Assessment -- Guessing at the Impact from a Postwar Perspective -- Strikes Against Industry Support and Infrastructure Target Groups -- Strikes Against Electric Power Facilities -- LINES OF COMMUNICATION (LOCs) AND SUPPLY ROUTE TARGET GROUPS -- COMMAND AND CONTROL TARGET GROUPS -- 8 The Air and Missile War and Serbian Air and Land Force Targets -- INTEGRATED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM (IADS) TARGET GROUPS -- The Yugoslavian Air Force -- NATO Attacks on the Serbian Air Force During the Campaign -- NATO Claims at the End of the Campaign and Possible Lessons -- The Yugoslavian Land-Based Air Defense System.
The Size and Nature of Serbian Forces -- NATO's Wartime Claims -- Damage Assessments from May to the End of the Conflict -- Damage Assessment after the War and the Impact of Serbian Air Defenses in Forcing NATO to Fly at Higher Altitudes -- Suppression versus Destruction -- The Problem of Survivability -- SERBIAN ARMY AND SPECIAL POLICE TARGET GROUPS -- The Size and Capability of Serbian Land Forces -- NATO Attacks on Serbian Forces and Major Weapons -- The Problems of Operational Effectiveness -- The Impact of Problems in Reporting on the Strikes on Serbian Land Forces and Battle Damage Assessment -- NATO's Damage Claims in Mid-May -- NATO's Damage Claims on June 10 -- Serbia's False Damage Claims and Deception Efforts -- NATO's Post-Conflict Damage Assessment Efforts -- British Post-Conflict Damage Assessment Claims -- US Post-Conflict Damage Assessment Efforts -- The Lessons of Attacks on Serbian Ground Forces -- THE SERBIAN BUILD-UP, SERBIAN OPERATIONS, AND THE CHALLENGE OF ASYMMETRIC WARFARE -- Serbian and NATO Actions in 1998 -- The FRY/Serbian Build-Up in 1999 -- The Serbian Build-Up During the War -- Serbian Use of Human Shields and Manipulation of the Media -- A Serbian View of the Build-Up -- Lessons from the Serbian Build-Up -- 9 The "Ground Option": The Possible Impact of NATO Planning for an Invasion -- THE QUIET SHIFT TOWARDS A GROUND OPTION -- PUTTING ALL THE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE -- LATE MAY: ON THE EDGE OF GOING TO A GROUND OPTION -- 10 The "Ground Option": The Role of the KLA -- THE REAL-WORLD GROUND OPTION THAT NATO DID NOT DISCUSS -- SYNERGY? GUESSING AT THE IMPACT OF AIRPOWER ON THE KLA GROUND OPTION AND VICE VERSA -- LESSONS FROM THE KLA GROUND OPTION -- 11 Detailed Lessons and Issues of the Air and Missile Campaign -- AIR SUPERIORITY -- THE A-10 -- THE AH-64 -- Tactical and Technical Problems.
Readiness and Training Problems and Detailed Technical Issues -- Command Problems and Failure to Prepare for Independent Operations -- Mobility and Deployability -- Politics versus Technical and Tactical Problems -- Lessons and Non-Lessons -- ASYMMETRIC WEAPONS AND WARFARE -- AV-8B HARRIER -- BOMBERS: THE B-2, B-1, AND B-52 AND GLOBAL FORCE INTEGRATION -- Global Force Integration -- Global Attack -- Levels of Bomber Action -- Uncertain Bomber Effectiveness, Certain Bomber Politics -- Claims but No Evidence Regarding the Details of Effectiveness -- Lessons or Air Force Propaganda -- CLUSTER BOMBS AND MINES -- COALITION/NATO TECHNOLOGY AND INTEROPERABILITY -- European Problems and Weaknesses -- European Views on the Lessons for Force Upgrades and Interoperability -- Secretary Cohen's Summary Comments on Interoperability -- NATO's Defense Capabilities Initiative -- NATO and European Action or Inaction? -- COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) -- Key Lessons from the War -- Reiterating the Need for Capability and Interoperability -- Lessons for High Level and Political Decision Makers -- Combined Air Operations Center -- Secure Communications and Operational Security -- Joint Operational Architecture, Network, and Information Management -- CONSCRIPTS VERSUS PROFESSIONALS -- WELL-TRAINED RESERVES VERSUS A LARGE MOBILIZATION BASE -- CRUISE MISSILES -- Speaking in Glittering Generalities -- Growing Effectiveness? -- DECOYS -- ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND THE EA-6B -- Over-Reliance on the EA-6B and Insufficient Electronic Warfare Assets -- Lessons Regarding the EA-6B -- Lessons Regarding the Overall Need to Improve US Electronic Warfare Capabilities -- Lessons Regarding NATO and Alliance Electronic Warfare Capabilities -- EXPEDITIONARY CAPABILITY AND POWER PROJECTION OF US AND NATO FORCES -- Deployment Planning and Management.
The Role of US Strategic Lift.
Altri titoli varianti The lessons & non-lessons of the air and missile campaign in Kosovo
Record Nr. UNINA-9910826130003321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001
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Strategic threats and national missile defenses [[electronic resource] ] : defending the U.S. homeland / / Anthony H. Cordesman
Strategic threats and national missile defenses [[electronic resource] ] : defending the U.S. homeland / / Anthony H. Cordesman
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (404 p.)
Disciplina 358.1/7182/0973
Soggetto topico Ballistic missile defenses - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-37388-1
9786610373888
0-313-07393-7
0-313-04870-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910449996403321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002
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Strategic threats and national missile defenses : defending the U.S. homeland / / Anthony H. Cordesman
Strategic threats and national missile defenses : defending the U.S. homeland / / Anthony H. Cordesman
Autore Cordesman Anthony H
Pubbl/distr/stampa Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (404 p.)
Disciplina 358.1/7182/0973
Soggetto topico Ballistic missile defenses - United States
ISBN 1-280-37388-1
9786610373888
0-313-07393-7
0-313-04870-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Homeland Defense: The Threat of Direct Attacks with Long-Range Missiles and Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat Assessment and Prioritization The History of the Modern U.S. National Missile Defense Program The Changing Architecture of the U.S. National Missile Defense Program Risk, Cost, and Benefits The Deployment and Non-deployment Schedule for the NMD Looking Beyond the Current System and Deployment Plan The Role of Other Nations in Ballistic Missile Defense Conclusions and Future Options Notes
Record Nr. UNINA-9910782917603321
Cordesman Anthony H  
Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002
Materiale a stampa
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