Paying the premium : a military insurance policy for peace and freedom
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Paying the premium : a military insurance policy for peace and freedom
（Contributions in military studies, no. 140）
Greenwood Press, 1993
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"Prepared under the auspices of the Potomac Foundation and the Center for Defense Journalism of Boston University"
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Distinguished military leaders evaluate the essential requirements to insure U.S. national security for the next five to ten years. Generals and admirals of the army, the navy, the marines, and the air force describe the principal risks, strategic obligations, shape, and sizing of forces; current budget constraints; and priorities and projections that must be considered if the United States is to respond to future military threats. Students, professionals, and scholars in military and media studies will benefit from this top-level appraisal of the defense posture needed for the nation's security in the 1990s.
This dialogue with top-level authorities answers fundamental questions about U.S. defense needs in the near future. The opening chapters define a basic defense insurance policy and the likely risks and uncertainties in the 1990s. The next five chapters outline the army, navy, air, marine, and strategic forces needed in the future. Two chapters consider how to cope best with the proliferation of global missiles, with forward prepositioning and with air-lift and sea-lift requirements. Another chapter deals with the industrial base that is essential to meeting these defense needs. A final chapter sums up lessons learned from Desert Shield/Desert Storm, management and planning implications, and priorities in terms of modernization and technological advances and how best to improve force structure and forward prepositioning.
Table of Contents
In Search of an American "Defense Insurance Policy" Risks and Uncertainties in a Changing World U.S. Army Forces for the Future U.S. Naval Forces for the Future USAF Tactical Air Forces for the Future U.S. Marine Forces for the Future U.S. Strategic Forces for the Future Coping with Global Missile Proliferation The Pivotal Element: Airlift and Sealift The Need for Forward Prepositioning The U.S. Defense-Industrial Base Conclusion: How The Challenges and Dangers of the Post-Containment Era Can Be Mastered Index
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