Alternative defense strategies in a post-capped environment / principal authors, Mark Cancian and Clark Murdock.
| Author/creator | Cancian, Mark |
| Other author | Murdock, Clark. |
| Other author | Crotty, Ryan. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : CSIS ; Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Alternative Defense Strategies In A Cost-Capped Environment ; Contents; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction: The Challenge of Resources; 2. Methodological Approach; 3. Scenarios for Shaping the Future Force; 4. Simultaneity: Two Major Combat Operations, Homeland Security, and Day-to-Day Operational Requirements ; 5. Building a Roster of Alternative Defense Strategies; 6. Constructing the 2023 Force; 7. Testing Strategies against Scenario Sets; 8. Recommendations for the FY 2017 Budget, the Next Quadrennial Defense Review, and Potential Ways to Mitigate Tradeoffs |
| Contents | 9. Loose Ends: Unresolved Issues Needing Further ResearchAppendix A. CSIS Alternative Defense Strategies Working Group Participants; Appendix B. CSIS Alternative Defense Strategies Working Group Schedule; Appendix C. Assessing the 2023 Security Environment; Appendix D. Conflict Scenarios for Testing Strategies; Appendix E. Building a Roster of Alternative Defense Strategies; Appendix F. Militaries Associated with Each Alternative Defense Strategy; References; About the Authors |
| Abstract | This study identifies five alternative strategies and, using CSIS's Force Cost Calculator, builds a cost-capped force structure, modernization program, and readiness profile for each strategy. |
| General note | "January 2016." |
| General note | " A report of the CSIS International Security Program." |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 22, 2016). |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021763871 |
| ISBN | 9781442259119 electronic bk. |
| ISBN | 1442259116 electronic bk. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |