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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 proliferationFor 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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Publié par	Cornell University Press
Date de parution	15 mai 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781501754500
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	7 Mo

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DEFENSE 101

DEFENSE101 Understanding the Military of Today and Tomorrow

MichaeL E. O’HaNLoN

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS ITHACA AND LONDON

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. Visit our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu.

First published 2021 by Cornell University Press

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: O’Hanlon, Michael E., author. Title: Defense 101 : understanding the military of today and tomorrow / Michael E. O’Hanlon. Description: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identiﬁers: LCCN 2020042666 (print) | LCCN 2020042667 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501754470 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501754487 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501754494 (epub) | ISBN 9781501754500 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: United States—Defenses. | United States—Armed Forces. | United States—Military policy. Classiﬁcation: LCC UA23 .O327 2021 (print) | LCC UA23 (ebook) | DDC 355.00973—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020042666 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020042667

To my research assistants over the years at Brookings, including Stacey, Christina, Julien, Sue, Micah, Aaron, Adriana, Nina, Jason, Ian, and Adam, and in memory of Bruce Blair, Janne Nolan, and John Steinbruner

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Introduction: A Primer on the US Military MachineToday’sGlobalSecurityEnvironmentA Quick Historical Sketch of the American Military The Secretary, the Joint Chiefs, the Services, and the Commands The People and Personnel Policies of the Military Domestic Bases and Places The US Military’s Global Reach Conclusion: The American Military Juggernaut 1.Defense Budgeting and Resource AllocationThe Big Picture: Broad Deﬁnitions and Budget Processes Breakdowns of the US Department of Defense Budget The Acquisition Budget The Wars and the Wartime Supplementals Budgeting by Overseas Region The Economics of Overseas Basing Military Readiness The Main Show: Costs of Individual Combat Units Conclusion: Defense Budgeting and Grand Strategy 2.Gaming and Modeling CombatWargaming Micromodeling The Lanchester Equations Modeling Air-Ground Combat Modeling Naval Combat Artillery Barrages against Population Centers Nuclear Exchange Calculations Assessing Counterinsurgency and Stabilization Missions Conclusion: Subconscious versus Conscious Modeling

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3.Technological Change and Military InnovationSensors Computers, Communications, and Robotics Projectiles, Propulsion, and Platforms Other Technologies Conclusion: Might a Revolution in Military Affairs Be in the Ofﬁng? 4.Space, Missile Defense, and Nuclear Weapons: Three Case Studies in the Science of WarThe Military Uses of Space (Ballistic) Missile Defense Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Testing, and Nuclear Proliferation Conclusion: Security Dilemmas, Wars of Choice, Uncertainty, and the Science of War

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Acknowedgments

Everyone who has contributed to my education and career deserves thanks for helping, directly or indirectly, with this book. I have been blessed by dozens, even hundreds, of such inspirational ﬁgures in my life. But special thanks to my grand-father Ferd, who ﬁrst sparked my love of science; to my father, Ed, whose mili-tary service, while never something he discussed much, helped steer me to the ﬁeld; and to my mom, Frieda, who was (and is) there every step of the way.