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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Hauptverfasser:	Gompert, David C, Johnson, Stuart E, Libicki, Martin C, Frelinger, David R, Gordon, John IV
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquisition and Technology Armed Forces Counterinsurgency Drill and tactics Global Security Environment International Affairs International relations Military engineering National Security Other technologies and applied sciences Political Science Politics and government Public Safety Society and Social Sciences Technology Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes United States Urban warfare Warfare and defence
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
DOI:	10.7249/MG848OSD