Underkill scalable capabilities for military operations amid populations

The U.S. military is ill-equipped to strike at extremists who hide in populations. Using deadly force against them can harm and alienate the very people whose cooperation U.S. forces are trying to earn. To solve this problem, a new RAND study proposes a "continuum of force"--A suite of cap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gompert, David C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND National Defense Research Institute 2009, 2009
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137)
  • Introduction
  • The policy setting
  • Possibilities
  • Requirements
  • Technology options
  • A promising approach
  • Operation, preparation, and organization
  • Feasibility, Integration, and implementation
  • Conclusion and recommendations