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Converging Vectors: Comparing Emerging Army and Air Force Basic Doctrine
"This paper compares the most recent revisions to Army and Air Force draft basic doctrine. It focuses on the sets of doctrinal frameworks that describe each service's approach to the range of modern military operations and the integrating ideas that draw those frameworks together. With its focus on operations, it compares draft Army and Air Force basic doctrine in three ways: in a review of their overall content and organization, in their key frameworks describing operations, and in their operational concepts. The paper concludes with an analysis of differences key doctrinal structures describing force employment and with a comparison of each service's interpretation of asymmetric force application and force projection. It is useful as a comparative review of each service's draft basic doctrine and in assaying differences in their approach to operations. It provides a preview into the similarities and differences in operational perspective that may influence future joint operations."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Gass, Robert F.
1997-05-22
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Toward Greater Cooperation?: FM 100-5 and AFDD 1
"This monograph compares 1997 draft edition FM 100-5, Operations and 1997 2nd draft edition AFDD 1, Air Force Basic Doctrine to determine if they are complementary with respect to technological superiority, information dominance, and asymmetric force application. Both the Army and the Air Force are anticipating a revolution in military affairs made possible by information collection, processing, storage, and dissemination technologies, in conjunction with precision employment technologies. The monograph concludes that the Army and Air Force doctrine is complementary and that the Army and Air Force have the same understanding of technology superiority, information dominance and asymmetric force application. Differences in emphasis on the importance of these concepts is attributable to the environments in which the Army and Air Force operate. The Army views technology as an enabling factor for military operations while the Air Force views technology as the driving factor for military capability. Both services understand that information dominance as both an objective and a condition and both services see asymmetric engagement as the dissimilar relationship in capability between the object attacked and the attacker. However, the Air Force sees asymmetrical engagement as the primary strength of air power while the Army maintains that asymmetry is an effect that is achieved depending on how a commander employs his operating systems."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Montgomery, Paul J.
1997-05-22
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System for Humanitarian Intervention?
From the thesis abstract: "This monograph investigates the reasons for the lack of coordination and combined effort between political leadership, military engagement and humanitarian activity during a humanitarian intervention. […] The monograph first describes the changed nature of conflicts with the end of the Cold War and defines intra state conflicts, which result in failed states, as happened in Somalia, as the most likely type of conflict for the foreseeable future. After a brief description of the nature of humanitarian intervention as a new type of peace operation in a post-Cold War environment and the anatomy of a failed state the focus is on analyzing the political-, military-, and humanitarian key actor's criteria for action and success in humanitarian interventions. The monograph discusses the reasons for failure in humanitarian interventions like Somalia as a combination of the key actor's still Cold War dominated event-or situation-oriented view instead of a process-oriented view necessary to create a 'New World Order' and not adjusted criteria for action and success in a new crises environment. The basis for the lack of political, military and humanitarian cooperation is the missing combined systematic approach for conflict resolution. The study concludes in defining three basic principles -the acceptance of humanitarian intervention as a process, the necessary shift from a force-oriented to a time-oriented approach, and the application of a dynamic combined strategy -for a system to successfully combine the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of a humanitarian intervention."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. School of Advanced Military Studies
Halbauer, Volker
1997-05-22
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Information Operations - A New Tool for Peacekeeping
From the thesis abstract: "This monograph discusses the application of information operations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of peace missions ranging from peacekeeping to peace imposition. Using a variety of models and an examination of the components of information operations this monograph demonstrates the applicability of these operations to peace missions. Examples from recent history provide a backdrop for evaluating previous applications and investigating other potential uses of information operations to support peace missions. […] The monograph first examines the status of international relations as a result of the demise of the Soviet Union and the rise of information technology. The impact of these two earthshaking events have forever changed the face the world. As the nations of the world seek a new geometry of relationships without the Soviet Union the level of violence continues to rise. Without the unifying ideologies of the Cold War, many nations are seeking identity through ethnicity. This factor in conjunction with a freedom to act completely in promotion of national interests without the specter of a global nuclear war has led to a very unstable world. […] Information operations allow cost effective solutions to violence by reducing the resources required to keep the peace. Peace missions can use information operations to reduce forces necessary to make peace, bypass belligerent leaders to inform populations about alternatives to violent solutions, and control the ability of belligerents to continue conflict. The maturation of the information age provides an opportunity to establish a 'Pax Informationus' and retain sufficient national resources to address domestic problems."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. School of Advanced Military Studies
Phillips, Gary E.
1997-05-22
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National Guard Combat Divisions: State Militia or Federal Muscle Force Structure Mix
From the thesis abstract: "This monograph examines the current force structure of the Bottom-Up Review and its ability to meet the requirements as outlined in the National Military Strategy. The goals and objectives of the national U.S. strategy are examined in the context of the two MRC [Major Regional Contingencies] scenario as described in the National Military Strategy. Cold War logic has had a significant impact on the framers of the National Military Strategy and the Bottom-Up Review force reflects this influence. The two MRC scenario 'sizing function' has left the U.S. military with a smaller, more lethal, but probably irrelevant force in the post-Cold War environment."
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. School of Advanced Military Studies
Rousseau, Thomas L.
1997-05-22
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State Department: Efforts to Reduce Visa Fraud, Statement of Benjamin F. Nelson, Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, Testimony Before the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, House of Representatives
At the time GAO issued its report in May 1996 (GAO/NSIAD-96-99), the State Department was attempting to make its visa-issuing process more efficient and less vulnerable to fraud by (1) issuing visas that were machine readable, (2) expanding automated name-check capability to all posts, (3) forming "lookout" committees to identify suspected terrorists and others ineligible for visas, and (4) strengthening compliance with management controls. Since then, the State Department's efforts to combat visa fraud at diplomatic posts by introducing a machine-readable visa system have been hampered by technical problems, a lack of cooperation from other government agencies, and weak management controls at many U.S. embassies.
United States. General Accounting Office
1997-05-20
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Executive Order 13047: Prohibiting New Investment in Burma
Executive Order 13047 states that Government of Burma has committed large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in Burma after September 30, 1996, and that the actions and policies of the Government of Burma constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and declare a national emergency to deal with that threat. The Order prohibits new investment or facilitation of investment in Burma by
United States persons.
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
1997-05-20
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DoD Directive 4270.36: DoD Emergency, Contingency, and Other Unprogrammed Constructions Projects
This Directive updates policy and responsibilities for DoD emergency contingency, and other unprogrammed construction projects, implements Sections 2803, emergency construction; 2804, contingency construction; 2805, unspecified minor construction; 2808, construction authority during a declaration of war or national emergency; and 2854, restoration or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities, or Chapter 169 of Title 10, United States Code.
United States. Department of Defense
1997-05-17
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Executive Order 13046: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12975, Extension of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission
Executive Order 13046 orders to extend the term of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
1997-05-16
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Information Dominance: Special Operations Forces in MOOTW
"Three trends are shaping the relationship among Information Operations (IO), special operations forces (SOF), and Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). The first trend is the transition of the battlespace toward unconventional warfare with rising global terrorism, drug trafficking, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The second trend is the mounting pressure to further reduce Department of Defense (DoD) force structure while recapitalizing forces for the future. The third trend is the rapidly improving capability to wage 10 worldwide. This study examines the emerging role of IO relative to missions of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in MOOTW. The hypothesis of this paper contends 10, conducted by SOF, should play a more pivotal role in the capability of DoD to support our national objectives as complex MOOTW dominate conflict in the 21st Century. Strategy, policy, operational concepts, and organizational structure must adapt quickly to 'Information Age' challenges to counter evolving threats to our national security. In a rapidly changing world, S0F must be affordable yet technologically advanced to fully support emerging operational concepts and achieve critical information dominance for America in MOOTW."
Army War College (U.S.)
McCain, Steven A.
1997-05-15
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Exit Strategy: The New Dimension in Operational Planning
From the thesis abstract: "Significant changes are occurring in the force structure, operational tempo, and the roles and missions of the military for operations other than war. Strategic policy and military doctrine are evolving and exit strategy is a dominant factor in these trends. This study explores the nature of exit strategy. It reviews the changes in the post-Cold War military and the evolution of exit strategy. The paper defines the types of exit strategy and establishes criteria for an effective strategy. It relies on current documents and case studies of various peace operations to examine exit strategy."
Army War College (U.S.)
Gilpin, Michael D.
1997-05-15
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Special Operations Forces: Opportunities to Preclude Overuse and Misuse
This report discusses (1) whether general agreement exists on the priorities for the use of special operations forces by the regional commanders in chief and the forces' unit commanders; (2) the pace of force operations and how force units' senior officers and enlisted personnel view the impact of that pace on readiness, morale, and retention; and (3) whether opportunities exist to reduce that pace in those cases where it is perceived to be degrading the readiness of special operations forces.
United States. General Accounting Office
1997-05-15
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Statement of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, Honorable Paul G. Kaminsky, before a Session of the House Committee on National Security, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development and Subcommittee on Military Procurement, on National Missile Defense
"The proliferation of short-range ballistic missiles in the world today poses a direct, immediate threat to many of our allies and to some U.S. forces deployed abroad in defense of our national interests. Over time, the proliferation of longer range missiles could pose a greater threat to the U.S. itself. For these reasons, an active national missile defense is playing a central and vital role in U.S. defense planning well into the next century. I would characterize the last three years as a period of transition for our national missile defense program. We are moving from a culture of research, demonstrations and space experiments to one of developing and being prepared to field an operational capability. It takes a different kind of discipline to move from what was essentially an R&D enterprise to being prepared to deploy and support an operational system in the field. The resource-constrained environment of the nineties, together with the complex nature of the security challenges facing us, requires that we deploy the right capabilities at the right time for achieving the highest overall level of security for the United States. To do so we must consider the role of missile defense within the nation's broader national security strategy. Our strategy has three components: preventing and reducing the threat; deterring the threat; and defending against the threat."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security
Kaminski, Paul G.
1997-05-15
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Relationship between Economics and Security and Its Effect on South Asia in Post-Cold War Scenario
"The relationship between economics and security is a phenomenon which has been in existence for a long time but recent events have highlighted the significance of this linkage. The break up of the Soviet Union and remarkable economic growth in Asia -Pacific countries are two contrasting events which have not only changed the course of history but the balance of this equation. This paper examines the concept that economics and security are linked together in a special competing relationship with differing priority assigned to either of these by various countries according to their circumstances. It hypothesizes that after the end of the cold war economics has taken primacy over the security matters making it a primary element of national power. It analyses the situation currently prevailing in South Asia and examines the similarities between ASEAN countries and this region to formulate some recommendations for this region."
Army War College (U.S.)
Haseeb, Aftab
1997-05-15
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Operation Order 1-97 (Operation Bold Leap)
The United States military is facing increased political pressure to adjust itself to the emerging realities of a post-Cold War world while trying to recapitalize within flat defense budgets. Internationally, while dangers abound, serious threats to the homeland or our vital interests remain vague. Domestic priorities such as budget balancing and entitlement programs have not only eclipsed a needed national debate on defense, but made continued economic growth increasingly a matter of national security if; for no other reason, for the tough choices between defense and baby boomer pensions it permits us to avoid. Nowhere are all these pressures more evident than in the Army, the one service that has seen its operational mission load increase over 300% since 1989 while its budget has dropped 40% in real terms. In this report LTC McClure argues in a novel format, an adapted operations order, that the Army should downsize more now, muster resources, and 'skip' a generation to the weapons, equipment and organizations needed to confront America's next near peer land power competitor beyond 2010.
Army War College (U.S.)
McClure, Robert L.
1997-05-14
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Defense Health Care: Medical Surveillance Improved Since Gulf War, but Mixed Results in Bosnia, Report to Congressional Committees
Since the Persian Gulf War, the Defense Department (DoD) has sought to improve the medical surveillance of military personnel returning from overseas missions. However, GAO found that many U.S. soldiers who had served in Bosnia either never received medical assessments or were tested for diseases like tuberculosis much later than required.
United States. General Accounting Office
1997-05-13
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Service by Federal Officials on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements: Memorandum Opinion for the General Counsel, Federal Reserve Board [May 6, 1997]
"18 U.S.C. § 208(a) does not prohibit the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from serving in their official capacities on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements. You have asked whether, absent a waiver, 18 U.S.C. § 208(a) would forbid the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from serving in their official capacities on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements ('BIS'). We believe that the statute would not forbid this service."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel
1997-05-06
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Preemptive Use of Force: Analysis and Decisionmarking
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, high yield conventional explosives and information warfare technology increasingly threatens American lives, national security and economic infrastructure. The scale of destructive potential which these threats engender requires decisionmakers to search for other policy options beyond diplomacy and after- the-fact reprisals. U.S. leaders must consider military preemption as a viable, sometimes necessary, method of intervention to prevent unacceptable loss of life or damage to essential institutions.
Army War College (U.S.)
Schloesser, Jeffrey J.
1997-05-05
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Aviation Security: FAA's Procurement of Explosives Detection Devices
Pursuant to a congressional request, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) procurement of explosives detection devices at U.S. airports, focusing on: (1) how the FAA is determining which explosives detection devices to purchase and where to deploy them, and (2) the extent to which FAA's purchase and deployment of these devices is adhering to its Acquisition Management System, which governs major capital procurements. Furthermore, the GAO noted that: (1) the FAA's Security Equipment Integrated Product Team is purchasing explosives detection devices on the basis of the President's September 12, 1996, budget proposal, which called for funding numerous counterterrorist activities during fiscal year 1997, (2) the President's proposal designated the type and number of devices to be purchased, and FAA's team has followed these designations, and (3) the proposal did not designate which airports should receive the devices.
United States. General Accounting Office
1997-05-01
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Safety and Health Considerations for the Design of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Stations
"This manual was developed under contract for the U.S. Fire Administration to provide comprehensive guidelines for the design or remodeling of fire and emergency medical services (EMS) stations and other facilities (e.g., training centers) in terms of safety and health concerns. The purposes of this manual are: (1) To alert fire and emergency medical service personnel to potential safety and health hazards within the station and other facilities; (2) To identify pertinent regulations which affect the construction and inspection of fire and EMS stations which can be applied to station design for safety and health; (3) To establish compliance guidelines for new station construction/existing station modification with model specifications that can be adopted as part of a fire/EMS department's station design/construction bid package; and (4) To provide a checklist for station health and safety inspections and to assist evaluations of existing station designs."
United States Fire Administration
1997-05
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After Disaster Strikes: How to Recover Financially from a Natural Disaster
This six page brochure has been designed to educate the public about what they should do after a disaster to lessen the financial impact of the disaster as much as possible, including tips for filing an insurance claim. A companion piece, Before Disaster Strikes: How to make sure you're financially prepared to deal with a natural disaster, is also available on LLIS.gov.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1997-05-01?
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Department of Defense Report to Congress: Volume I, Domestic Preparedness Program in the Defense Against Weapons Of Mass Destruction
"This report summarizes the Department of Defense (DoD) actions as requested by Public Law 104-201, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, Title XIV: Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Subtitle A: Domestic Preparedness. The Conference Report accompanying Public Law 104-208 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, requested DoD to submit a report to Congress by May 1, 1997 on four specific issues: assess the types and characteristics of chemical and biological threats; identify unmet training, equipment and other requirements for first responders; identify chemical/biological warfare information, expertise and equipment that could be adapted to civilian application; and present a detailed plan for DoD assistance in equipping, training and providing other necessary assistance for first responders to such incidents"
United States. Department of Defense
1997-05-01
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Partnerships in Preparedness: A Compendium of Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management Volume II
This second edition of Partnerships in Preparedness: A Compendium of Exemplary Practices in Emergency Management, represents the results of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) ongoing canvassing for exemplary, practices in emergency management. A panel of our partners from the public and private emergency management, community reviewed all the practices included in this volume; the practices have all been certified as accurate by the submitters.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1997-05
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Southern Massachusetts Hurricane Evacuation Study Technical Data Report
This report provides the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and coastal communities in Southern Massachusetts with realistic data quantifying the major factors involved in hurricane evacuation decision-making. The report also provides guidance on how the information it presents can be used with National Hurricane Center advisories for hurricane evacuation decision-making. A companion document with appendices is also available on LLIS.gov.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1997-05
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Department of Defense Report to Congress: Domestic Preparedness Program in the Defense against Weapons of Mass Destruction: Volume 1
"This report summarizes the Department of Defense (DoD) actions as requested by Public Law 104-201, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, Title XIV: Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Subtitle A: Domestic Preparedness. The Conference Report accompanying Public Law 104-208 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, requested DoD to submit a report to Congress by May 1, 1997 on four specific issues: asses the types and characteristics of chemical and biological threats; identify unmet training, equipment and other requirements for first responders; identify chemical/biological warfare information, expertise and equipment that could be adapted to civilian application; and present a detailed plan for DoD assistance in equipping, training and providing other necessary assistance for first responders to such incidents. A threat assessment has been prepared and is contained in Volume II of this report. It assesses the types and characteristics of chemical and biological threats against U.S. citizens and Government assets in the United States. Over the past few years, several studies, discussions, workgroups, and focus groups have identified capabilities, specific requirements and shortfalls in requirements that are needed by first responders to meet the threat of a chemical, biological or nuclear terrorist attack. The findings of these studies and workgroups show a common trend in unmet training, equipment, and other resources, such as technical information for first responders."
United States. Department of Defense
1997-05-01
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Southern Massachusetts Hurricane Evacuation Study: Technical Data Report
"This report and its companion atlases were completed as part of the Hurricane Evacuation Study program cosponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the study is to provide the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and coastal communities in Southern Massachusetts with realistic data quantifying the major factors involved in hurricane evacuation decision-making. To accomplish this, the study provides information on the extent and severity of potential flooding from hurricanes, the associated vulnerable population, capacities o existing public shelters and estimated sheltering requirements, and evacuation roadway clearance times. The report also provides guidance on how this information can be used with National Hurricane Center advisories for hurricane evacuation decision-making."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
1997-05
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Air Force Policy Directive 32-40: Disaster Preparedness
"Protection of Air Force personnel and operational resources from enemy attack, major accidents, and natural disasters is essential to successful Air Force operations. This directive outlines policy to ensure the Air Force prepares, plans, trains, and equips personnel to maintain mission capability."
United States. Department of the Air Force
1997-05-01
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Preventing Assassination: Secret Service Exceptional Case Study Project
This Secret Service Exceptional Case Study Project "Preventing Assassination" has five parts-- a monograph, literature review, selective bibliography, summary of findings, and final activities report. From the Document: "The primary goal of the Exceptional Case Study Project was to gather information and develop knowledge that might aid law enforcement organizations to fulfill protective responsibilities for public officials and public figures. [...] The Secret Service Exceptional Case Study Project was developed to generate knowledge useful to both physical protection and protective intelligence functions. [...] It was hoped that thorough examination of the ideas, behaviors, and activities of persons who have attempted assassination (or come close to attacking) would provide and additional - and heretofore unavailable - perspective on physical protection: namely, how the assailant viewed the attack. [...] Knowledge from a study of attackers and near-assailants may also be useful in the identification, assessment, and management of persons who pose a risk of violence to public officials and public figures."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Fein, Robert A.; Vossekuil, Bryan
1997-05
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Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review, May 1997
"As the fourth comprehensive review of our military since the end of the Cold War, the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) builds on our experience with the policy and forces of the 1991 Base Force Review, the 1993 Bottom-Up Review (BUR), and the 1995 Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces (CORM). As a result of those reviews, we made significant adjustments in our forces, procedures, and organizations. We have also accumulated a wealth of experience in a new and constantly changing security environment. That experience tells us that we have the finest military force in our nation's history, with unsurpassed professionalism and capability. Nevertheless, this is a propitious time to reexamine our assumptions, programs, and operations. Indeed, the rapid rate of change in the world since the end of the Cold War underscores the importance of undertaking such a reexamination on a regular basis. The QDR is required by the Military Force Structure Review Act, which was included as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. The Department of Defense designed the QDR to be a fundamental and comprehensive examination of America's defense needs from 1997 to 2015: potential threats, strategy, force structure, readiness posture, military modernization programs, defense infrastructure, and other elements of the defense program. The QDR is intended to provide a blueprint for a strategy-based, balanced, and affordable defense program."
United States. Department of Defense
1997-05
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Guns in America: National Survey on Private Ownership and Use of Firearms
"The United States is unique among wealthy nations in its vast private inventory of firearms. The nearly 200 million guns in private hands are used in part for recreation, mostly hunting and target shooting. But what engenders the most public controversy over firearms is their use against people during either the commission of or defense against crime. Gun advocates regard firearms as an important crime deterrent and source of protection, while control advocates denounce guns for the damage they do in the hands of criminals. What both groups can agree on is that widespread ownership of firearms has an important impact on the quality of life in America. To learn more about the role of firearms, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) sponsored-through a grant to the Police Foundation-a nationally representative telephone survey in 1994 on private ownership and use of firearms by American adults (see 'Firearms Survey Methodology')."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Ludwig, Jens; Cook, Philip J., 1946-
1997-05
