02803cam a2200469 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001600065020001500081027002600096035002000122037001100142040001900153043002100172050002100193100003400214245009800248264003700346300004300383336002600426337002600452337002800478338003600506338002700542500005700569500001700626500005000643504005200693520106300745530005801808588004701866651003501913651005301948651003602001651005302037700004102090710003702131710004702168710002202215710003702237856005902274rnd000000000047761RAND920212s1990    caua     b    000 0 eng d  a   91142998  a0833010867  aRAND/R-3933-USCINCPAC  a(Sirsi) a188984  c$20.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---ap------00aUA830b.P65 19901 aPollack, Jonathan D.eauthor.10aU.S. strategic alternatives in a changing Pacific /cJonathan D. Pollack, James A. Winnefeld. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1990.  axi, 47 pages :billustrations ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"A report from the RAND Strategy Assessment Center."  a"June 1990."  a"National Defense Research Institute"--Cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45-47).  aThis report summarizes a review of U.S.  strategic planning issues in the Pacific basin. The authors use an approach that emphasizes (1) preemptively defusing potential shocks that could upset what would otherwise be positive trends; (2) maintaining regional stability, thereby making it unnecessary for Japan, China, Korea, or any other state to appreciably expand its military capabilities and to set off a destabilizing regional arms competition; (3) increasing the efficiency with which the United States pursues presence and power projection roles; (4) encouraging regional aspirations by reducing direct U.S. oversight of regional security and reducing troublesome forms of presence; and (5) improving the coordination of the political, economic, and military dimensions of national security policy. The authors conclude that the United States will continue to play a critical regional security role in the future, albeit a changing one--instead of containment, the United States will focus more on maintaining its presence and stability in the region.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aPacific AreaxMilitary policy. 0aPacific AreaxMilitary relationszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary policy. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary relationszPacific Area.1 aWinnefeld, James A.,d1929-eauthor.2 aRand Strategy Assessment Center.2 aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bPacific Command.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3933/