Accession Number:

AD1175816

Title:

Take it, Don't Break it: A Megacity Concept of Operations

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Paper]

Corporate Author:

MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA

Personal Author(s):

• Borley, Colleen

Report Date:

2015-05-04

Pagination or Media Count:

33

Abstract:

Today, the United States has learned that the world expects the United States to fix what it broke in the aftermath of a conflict. The megacity has become a steer clear zone in Army doctrine. The expectation that the U.S. will fix what it broke make preparations for the end of a conflict essential throughout the prosecution of the conflict. Fortunately, war is unlikely to generate within a megacity, because of the megacitys economic dynamism. However, if external forces thrust war upon the megacity, victory will require the preservation of the megacitys dynamism and intricate networks. A look at the megacitys mojo shows its economic power. A case study on sieges indicates that the best way to preserve the economy and the megacitys networks is to win without fighting. The case study flows into a concept for victory in a megacity without substantially breaking the megacity. Victory without butchery means employing deception, gaining support from inside, and preventing the enemy from using tunnels.

Descriptors:

• civil war
• united states
• military history
• warfare
• climate change
• urban areas
• command and control
• military operations
• new york
• case studies
• department of defense
• marine corps
• security
• geographic regions
• inhabitants
• international security
• political science

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]