America Promises to Come Back: A New National Strategy
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Authors
Tritten, James John
Subjects
National Security Strategy
Advisors
Date of Issue
1990-12
Date
1990-12
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Provides an analysis of President Bush's new national security strategy first unveiled in Aspen, Colorado on August 2,1990, involving a mix of active, reserve, and reconstitutable forces, and General Colin Powell's 'base force.' If implemented, the new strategy and force structure would return the bulk of U.S. ground and air forces to the continental U.S. where a significant number would be demobilized. In the event of a major war with the USSR, the U.S. would rely on active and reserve forces for a response to a major contingency and, if necessary, reconstitute additional military capability for a major war. The new strategy is based upon a revised Soviet threat and a new international security environment which allows us to assume two years warning of a major ground war in Europe
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-NS-91-003
Sponsors
Sponsored by the Director, Net Assessment and Competitive Strategies Office and Strategic Planning Branch, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC; the Defense Policy Office, National Security Council Staff, Washington, DC; and the Defense Nuclear Agency HQ DNA/NASF, Alexandria, VA.
Funder
MIPR DDWAMQ0035, 90005. 90038
Format
78, 15 p. ; 28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.