Deterence : from Cold War to long war : lessons from six decades of Rand deterrence research / / Austin Long |
Autore | Long Austin G |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corp., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/17 |
Soggetto topico | Deterrence (Strategy) |
ISBN |
1-282-03319-0
0-8330-4633-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Thinking (and Rethinking) the Unthinkable: RAND and Deterrence; CHAPTER TWO- A Too-Distant Mirror? The Relevance of Prior Deterrence; CHAPTER THREE- Department of Defense as Ministry of Fear: The Theory of Deterrence; CHAPTER FOUR- Avoiding the Garrison State: Deterrence as a Strategy; CHAPTER FIVE- Deflecting the Sword of Damocles: Strategic Defense and Deterrence; The Least Miserable Options: Counterforce, Limited Nuclear Options, and Deterrence; Firebreaks on the Battlefield: RAND and Tactical Nuclear Weapons
Modern Arms and Expensive Men: Conventional Deterrence After Vietnam The Magic Bullets: Conventional Counterforce; CHAPTER SIX- The Other Side of the Hill: Understanding the Adversary and Deterrence; CHAPTER SEVEN- Deterrence Then and Now; The Long Shadow of the Garrison State: Deterrence in Future U.S. Strategy; Cold War Redux: Deterrence and the Peer Competitor; Under Western Eyes: Russian and Chinese Operational Codes; CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusion; APPENDIX- Annotated Bibliography; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220156403321 |
Long Austin G | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corp., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Doctrine of eternal recurrence : the U.S. military and counterinsurgency doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006 / / Austin Long |
Autore | Long Austin G |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (47 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02/18097309046 |
Collana |
Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper
Occasional paper |
Soggetto topico |
Counterinsurgency - United States
Military doctrine - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-03316-6
9786612033162 0-8330-4535-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence-The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine; Doctrine and Counterinsurgency: Defining the Terms; Small Wars Before COIN: U.S. Experiences Prior to 1960; The Kennedy Years: The Birth of COIN Doctrine; Limits of Doctrine: Vietnam, 1961 to 1963; Attempts to Put Doctrine into Practice: The PROVN Study, 1965 to 1966; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1965 to 1968; Doctrine in the Late 1960s; COIN as Practiced: Vietnam, 1969 to 1972; Interlude: COIN and the Military, 1973 to 2003
COIN Doctrine, 2003 to 2005COIN Operations, 2003 to 2005; Doctrine and Operations in 2006; Getting It Right? COIN in Iraq, 2007; Komer's Lament: COIN Doctrine vs. COIN Practice; Conclusion; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220158803321 |
Long Austin G | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand National Defense Research Institute, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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