Accession Number:

AD0760931

Title:

Which Future for the Planner: Proposals

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CARLISLE BARRACKS

Personal Author(s):

• Cameron,John R.

Report Date:

1973-05-22

Pagination or Media Count:

28.0

Abstract:

The report distinguishes between four categories of studies technological forecasting, threat studies, environmental socio-political forecasting, and concept studies and highlights their contribution to defense decision making. It presents nine non-mutually exclusive rationales for consideration of the future. Four time frames near, mid-, long-, and very-long-range are discussed showing the interrelationship of the constituent parts. Particular emphasis is given to a proposal for an unconstrained very-long-range study. It calls for approaching the addressal of the future in a manner provides guidance, which relates products addressing each time frame to the closer time frame studies, and, which provides a guide to proper balancing of resources and the type and extent of output.

Descriptors:

• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• PLANNING)
• DECISION MAKING
• THREAT EVALUATION
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• MILITARY STRATEGY

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE