02469cam a2200385 i 4500 rnd000000000111989 RAND 940415s1994 caua 000 0 eng d 93041904 0833014811 RAND/MR-328-JS (Sirsi) a357316 $40.00 paperback CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- UA23 .K7897 1994 Kugler, Richard L. author. U.S. military strategy and force posture for the 21st century : capabilities and requirements / Richard L. Kugler. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1994. xxxix, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "National Defense Research Institute." Includes bibliographical references. In addressing U.S. military strategy for the coming two decades, this report establishes an analytical framework for weighing the issues and options that lie ahead. It also analyzes the determinants and components of U.S. military strategy, a force-sizing technique, and force posture options. The study emphasizes assessing how the current Regional Strategy can be enhanced to meet the security challenges of the coming years and how the strategy can be adjusted if force levels and resources are less than planned. The report develops a spectrum of alternative strategies for dealing with potential international confrontations further down the line. It offers strategies for responding to less threatening worlds than exist today and strategies for dealing with worsened regional tensions and multipolar rivalries among the major powers. Necessary force levels to meet new requirements are included. The range of options representing evolving world situations help illuminate the manifold considerations that U.S. strategy may have to take into account. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Strategy. United States Military policy. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). International Security and Defense Strategy Program. Rand Corporation. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR328/ 600177 600177