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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND National Defense Research Institute
2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Rand Corporation monograph series. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31462510*spi |
| Sumario: | 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 capabilities that includes sound, light, lasers, cell phones, and video cameras. These technologies are available but have received insufficient attention. |
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| Notas: | "MG-848-OSD"--Page 4 of cover. "Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense." |
| Descripción Física: | xxx, 137 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 135-137). |
| ISBN: | 9780833047120 |
