"Defense 101 is a primer about the US armed forces of today and tomorrow, including their people, technology, and budgets. It is also a methodological textbook on how to understand and predict outcomes in combat and other major military operations"--
"Defense 101 is a primer about the US armed forces of today and tomorrow, including their people, technology, and budgets. It is also a methodological textbook on how to understand and predict outcomes in combat and other major military operations"--
Michael E. O'Hanlon is Senior Fellow and Director of Research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution. He is author of numerous books, including The Senkaku Paradox, Beyond NATO, and The Future of Land Warfare .
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: A Primer on the US Military Machine Today's Global Security Environment A Quick Historical Sketch of the American Military The Secretary, the Joint Chiefs, the Services, and the Commands The People and Personnel Policies of the Military Domestic Bases and Places The US Military's Global Reach Conclusion: The American Military Juggernaut 2. Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation The Big Picture: Broad Definitions and Budget Processes Breakdowns of the US Department of Defense Budget The Acquisition Budget The Wars and the Wartime Supplementals Budgeting by Overseas Region The Economics of Overseas Basing Military Readiness The Main Show: Costs of Individual Combat Units Conclusion: Defense Budgeting and Grand Strategy 3. Gaming and Modeling Combat Wargaming Micromodeling The Lanchester's Equations Modeling Air-Ground Combat Modeling Naval Combat Artillery Barrages against Population Centers Nuclear Exchange Calculations Assessing Counterinsurgency and Stabilization Missions Conclusion: Subconscious versus Conscious Modeling 4. Technological Change and Military Innovation Sensors Computers, Communications, and Robotics Projectiles, Propulsion, and Platforms Other Technologies Conclusion: Might a Revolution in Military Affairs Be in the Offing? 5. Space, Missile Defense, and Nuclear Weapons: Three Case Studies in the Science of War The Military Uses of Space (Ballistic) Missile Defense Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Testing, and Nuclear Proliferation Conclusion: Security Dilemmas, Wars of Choice, Uncertainty, and the Science of War
1. Introduction: A Primer on the US Military Machine Today's Global Security Environment A Quick Historical Sketch of the American Military The Secretary, the Joint Chiefs, the Services, and the Commands The People and Personnel Policies of the Military Domestic Bases and Places The US Military's Global Reach Conclusion: The American Military Juggernaut 2. Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation The Big Picture: Broad Definitions and Budget Processes Breakdowns of the US Department of Defense Budget The Acquisition Budget The Wars and the Wartime Supplementals Budgeting by Overseas Region The Economics of Overseas Basing Military Readiness The Main Show: Costs of Individual Combat Units Conclusion: Defense Budgeting and Grand Strategy 3. Gaming and Modeling Combat Wargaming Micromodeling The Lanchester's Equations Modeling Air-Ground Combat Modeling Naval Combat Artillery Barrages against Population Centers Nuclear Exchange Calculations Assessing Counterinsurgency and Stabilization Missions Conclusion: Subconscious versus Conscious Modeling 4. Technological Change and Military Innovation Sensors Computers, Communications, and Robotics Projectiles, Propulsion, and Platforms Other Technologies Conclusion: Might a Revolution in Military Affairs Be in the Offing? 5. Space, Missile Defense, and Nuclear Weapons: Three Case Studies in the Science of War The Military Uses of Space (Ballistic) Missile Defense Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Testing, and Nuclear Proliferation Conclusion: Security Dilemmas, Wars of Choice, Uncertainty, and the Science of War
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