International studies, Vol. I No. 1, 2000.
Professional paper
U.S. Military Strategy on the Threshold of the 21st Century - Objectives, Ways and Means
Mladen Nakić
Abstract
Global approach in the creation of American national interests and endeavours to decisively protect the principles of national strategy result in a range of threats and challenges to the American strategy of spreading the NBC weapons for mass destruction (WMD) and international terrorism. Intensive international involvement requires a realistic strategy, appropriate for influencing the international environment in compliance with the American national interests. Such a new strategic environment initiates the issue of redefining American military strategy as the most powerful base of entire national strategy. The Pentagon has intensified its activities to implement strategic documents, whose main task is to ensure the readiness of the armed forces, as a fundamental guarantor of the protection of national interests in the 21st century. Revolution in Military Affairs comprises main outlines of the American military power, which is based on IT superiority (C4ISR), accentuated presence in the outer space and strengthening combined armed forces - their institutional, organisation, intellectual and technical aspects (Joint Vision 2010). The crisis management of such a military strategy has to be ready to respond to two high-intensity simultaneous regional conflicts.
Keywords
military strategy; United States of America; national interests; military budget
Hrčak ID:
286310
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Publication date:
15.12.2000.
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