Rapidly Defeat Enemies: A True Military Revolution

Author: (USA) Herman
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: In recent years, a revolution has been taking place in the technological field of war. New weapons have emerged. In terms of destructive power, range, and delivery speed, they surpass all known weapons. This book is the sequel to "Deterrence and Fear." It delves deeper into how deterrence will emerge as a true military transformation in modern warfare. The author's intention is to provide national decision-makers with a set of strategies for rapidly responding to crises, winning large-scale regional wars, and conducting "non-war military operations" in national defense and military construction. This book is the sequel to "Deterrence and Fear: The Way to Quickly Defeat the Enemy." It comprehensively and systematically discusses the concepts, characteristics, force composition, technologies used, and the political, budgetary, and social responses that this concept will face. The book argues that the "quick defeat" theory is a completely different defense concept from the current one, and the "quick defeat" forces it produces are also completely different from the existing "force-on-force" forces with absolute superiority. If "Deterrence and Fear: The Way to Quickly Defeat the Enemy" is a preliminary exploration of the "deterrence theory," focusing on "deterrence and fear," then "Quick Defeat: A True Military Revolution" focuses more on the study of specific methods and the argumentation of the "way to quickly defeat." The author proposes that their intention is to provide national decision-makers with a "toolkit" for quickly coping with crises, winning large-scale regional wars, and carrying out "non-war military operations," as well as a "revolutionary" approach to national defense and military construction. The two works constitute a complete theoretical system of "deterrence theory," providing theoretical support for the current U.S. national security strategy ("preemption") and operational concept ("rapid victory").