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The readiness posture of the U.S. Army : hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, hearing held April 16, 2013.
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 2017-12-20
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ISBN : 9781981786831
The readiness posture of the U.S. Army : hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, hearing held April 16, 2013.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness
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Page : 100 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Operational readiness (Military science)
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness
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Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Page : 80 pages
File Size : 34,47 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness
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Page : 160 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Sequestration (Public finance)
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Author : Richard K. Betts
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0815717075
Throughout most of American history, U.S. military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early battles. During the Cold War, for the first time, U.S. defense policy tried to maintain high readiness in peacetime. But now, with the Cold War over and defense budgets falling, what will happen to U.S. military forces? Will they revert to a state of unpreparedness or find a new balance? Politicians and military planners alike have found this crucial issue especially difficult to deal with because they have often misunderstood what readiness really means. In this book, security expert Richard Betts surveys problems in developing and measuring combat readiness before, during, and after the Cold War. He analyzes why attempts to maximize it often have counterproductive effects, and how confusions in technical concepts cause political controversy. The book explores conflicts between two objectives that are both vital but work against each other because they compete for resources: operational readiness to fight immediately, and structural readiness—the number of organized units that increase military power, but require time during a crisis to gear up for combat. Betts also discusses the problem brought on by the Cold War and plunging defense budgets: mobilization readiness—the plans and arrangements needed to shorten the time for recreating a large military if it once again becomes necessary. Betts offers new ideas for understanding the dilemmas and tradeoffs that underlie debates on how readiness should be maintained in peacetime, and he explores the strategic consequences of different choices.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Page : 160 pages
File Size : 33,75 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
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Author : United States House of Representatives
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 38,72 MB
Release : 2019-09-14
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ISBN : 9781692821982
Military readiness: implications for our strategic posture /
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Readiness
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Page : 76 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Operational readiness (Military science)
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