Accession Number:

ADA282678

Title:

The American Armies: 1993

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Taw, Jennifer M.
• McCarthy, Paul A.
• Riley, Kevin J.

Report Date:

1994-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

54.0

Abstract:

The objective of this report is to examine, from a strategic point of view, the processes and results of recent international change and the resulting implications for Western Hemisphere militaries, including their reserve forces. It focuses on what the United States is aspiring to and its national objectives in pursuing change, and concentrates on the implications of these changes for national sovereignty, identity, and security. Additionally, the study considers how proposed military reductions will affect the reserve forces in their national security role which types of technologies are required to maintain adequate security and how international organizations can affect political and military stability within the inter-American setting

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• *MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
• *ARMY
• *MILITARY PLANNING
• FOREIGN POLICY
• MILITARY RESERVES
• UNITED STATES
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• ECONOMICS
• POLITICAL ALLIANCES
• CANADA
• MILITARY FORCE LEVELS
• MILITARY BUDGETS
• NATIONAL DEFENSE
• SOUTH AMERICA
• NORTH AMERICA
• MEXICO
• CENTRAL AMERICA

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Government and Political Science
• Military Forces and Organizations
• Defense Systems
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE