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Reinventing the Army for the 21st century

Article Abstract:

The Army confronts a host of new challenges in the 21st century and must seriously rethink its reason for being as well as the role of land power in war in the light of a new strategic environment. Army and combat forces in the 1990s performed superlatively under enormously varied and difficult conditions. Yet the conceptual perspective of the contemporary Army regarding land power, with the exception of peace operations, appears to be almost exclusively directed at the tactical level. History will show that the Army has successfully reinvented itself roughly every 20 or 30 years since 1900. It is ripe for another reinvention as the 21st century begins.

International politics

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The Army and war in the second nuclear age

Article Abstract:

Army forces on the nuclear battlefields of the future would pay vital roles in every phase of nuclear deterrence and warfighting, from the role of Army missile defense systems to maneuver forces. The combination of three factors, nuclear weapons, long-range missiles and shaky states, made it likely that the United States and its allies would face threats with a wide variety of attitudes about nuclear weapons.

Guided missiles and space vehicles, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Ballistic Missile Defense Systems, Powers and duties, Ballistic missile defenses, Nuclear warfare, Ballistic missile defences

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Winning wars

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The lessons learnt from the U.S. Army's counterinsurgency experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom are described. It is suggested that if the course of future war wins depends on the success of in raising and training local security forces, then Defense Department resource planning should take into account the Army's requirements to do so and the requirements of other services.

International Affairs, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Military personnel, Military operations, Strategic aspects, Military training, Military maneuvers, Counterinsurgency, Iraq War, 2003-

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