Accession Number:

ADA090957

Title:

Military Strategy in Transition.

Descriptive Note:

Military issues research memo.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Staudenmaier, William O.

Report Date:

1978-11-20

Pagination or Media Count:

23.0

Abstract:

This report examines the changes in military strategy necessitated by changes in the international strategic environment since 1945. It discusses the nature of military strategy and the constraints that act upon it. The report considers the nature of the present international environment and the trends which impact on it. Finally, it assesses the predicted strategic environment of the 21st century and its effect on US strategy and force structure. Author

Descriptors:

• *FOREIGN POLICY
• *USSR
• *MILITARY STRATEGY
• *UNITED STATES
• NUCLEAR WARFARE
• INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
• POLITICAL ALLIANCES
• CONVENTIONAL WARFARE
• GEOPOLITICS
• COLD WAR
• MILITARY FORCE LEVELS
• MILITARY PLANNING
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• ECONOMIC WARFARE
• EAST WEST RELATIONS
• LIMITED WARFARE

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE