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Showing papers in "Naval War College Review in 1986"




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TL;DR: Gibson as discussed by the authors showed how American officials developed a disturbingly limited concept of war called "technowar" in which all efforts were focused on maximizing the enemy's body count, regardless of the means.
Abstract: In this groundbreaking book, Gibson shatters the misled assumptions for America's failure in Vietnam, showing how American officials developed a disturbingly limited concept of war--what he calls "technowar"--in which all efforts were focused on maximizing the enemy's body count, regardless of the means.

91 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the present and future roles of Australia and New Zealand in the TAHEIR AMERICAN LAKE and discuss the role of women in these roles.
Abstract: PART III: EPILOGUE: DISCUSSES THE PRESENT AND FUTURE ROLES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN TAHEIR AMERICAN LAKE.

41 citations




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21 citations



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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the defense policies of and use of modern weapons by 10 emerging Third World powers that are likely to assume an important role in the international relations of their respective regions and perhaps globally.
Abstract: This book examines the defense policies of and use of modern weapons by 10 emerging Third World powers that are likely to assume an important role in the international relations of their respective regions and perhaps globally. The first book to offer a comparative examination of these nations' capabilities, Emerging Powers illuminates the implications of modern advanced weapons, and the role the U.S. must play in promoting international security by working with those states that have unusual power and influence in their respective regions.


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TL;DR: In this article, a review of Marshal N. V. Ogarkov's writings from 1977 to 1985 reveals that he has long been the prophet of what General William Odom has dubbed the third revolution in Soviet military affairs.
Abstract: : A review of Marshal N. V. Ogarkov's writings from 1977 to 1985 reveals that Ogarkov has long been the prophet of what General William Odom has dubbed the third revolution in Soviet military affairs. Ogarkov's recurrent message encapsulates the changes in Soviet doctrine and capabilities that constitute the new revolution: the diminishing military utility of nuclear weapons and new combat characteristics of conventional means require that the forms and methods of combat action be adapted accordingly. Like Ogarkov, most prominent Soviet military figures have concluded that nonnuclear weapons outfitted wth emerging technologies will furnish conventional solutions to nuclear problems in a future war. But Ogarkov's 1985 theater operation may well be the first official acknowledgement of the new, all-conventional dimension in Soviet strategy for a war on the European continent.






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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify a United States weapon mix that is compatible with current Chinese military doctrine, that is technologically absorbable and affordable, and that is consistent with United States policy objectives in East Asia.
Abstract: : Previous attempts to analyze the opportunities and risks inherent with any sale or transfer of weapons to the People's Republic of China have failed to address adequately the types of weapons the Chinese could put to maximum use based on their perception of the Soviet threat and their most likely military response to the threat. This paper seeks to broaden the scope of the analysis and, while not necessarily advocating sales or transfers, identifies a United States weapon mix that is compatible with current Chinese military doctrine, that is technologically absorbable, that is affordable and, finally, that is consistent with United States policy objectives in East Asia. This weapon mix represents a synthesis of maximum military utility to the Chinese at a minimum risk to the United States or her East Asian allies. (Author)