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Underkill : scalable capabilities for military operations amid populations / David C. Gompert [and others].

Published
Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxx, 137 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Additional Creators
Gompert, David C. and United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Contents
Introduction -- The policy setting -- Possibilities -- Requirements -- Technology options -- A promising approach -- Operation, preparation, and organization -- Feasibility, Integration, and implementation -- Conclusion and recommendations.
Summary
The U.S. military is ill-equipped to strike at extremists who hide in populations. Using deadly force against them can harm and alienate the very people whose cooperation U.S. forces are trying to earn. To solve this problem, a new RAND study proposes a "continuum of force"--A suite of capabilities that includes sound, light, lasers, cell phones, and video cameras. These technologies are available but have received insufficient attention.
Report Numbers
RAND/MG-848-OSD
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ISBN
9780833047120 (electronic bk.)
0833047124 (electronic bk.)
1282081675
9781282081673
9786612081675
6612081678
9780833046840 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0833046845 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137).
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