Defense 101: Understanding the Military of Today and Tomorrow - Couverture souple

O'Hanlon, Michael E.

 
9781501754487: Defense 101: Understanding the Military of Today and Tomorrow
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ISBN 10 : 1501754483 ISBN 13 : 9781501754487
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2021

Synopsis

In Defense 101, a concise primer for understanding the United States' $700+ billion defense budget and rapidly changing military technologies, Michael O'Hanlon provides a deeply informed yet accessible analysis of American military power.

After an introduction in which O'Hanlon surveys today's international security environment, provides a brief sketch of the history of the US military, its command structure, the organization of its three million personnel, and a review of its domestic basing and global reach, Defense 101 provides in-depth coverage of four critical areas in military affairs:

- Defense Budgeting and Resource Allocation: detailed budget and cost breakdowns, wartime spending allocations, economics of overseas basing, military readiness, and defense budgeting versus US grand strategy
- Gaming and Modeling Combat: wargaming, micro modeling, nuclear exchange calculations, China scenarios, and assessments of counterinsurgency missions
- Technological Change and Military Innovation: use of computers, communications, and robotics, cutting-edge developments in projectiles and propulsion systems
- The Science of War, military uses of space, missile defense, and nuclear weapons, testing, and proliferation

For policy makers and experts, military professionals, students, and citizens alike, Defense 101 helps make sense of the US Department of Defense, the basics of war and the future of armed conflict, and the most important characteristics of the American military.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

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Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1501754483
ISBN 13 
9781501754487
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1501754475 ISBN 13 :  9781501754470
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2021
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