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Shock and Awe:
Achieving Rapid Dominance
Written By
Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade
With:
L.A. "Bud" Edney, Fred M. Franks, Charles A.Horner, Jonathan T. Howe, and Keith Brendley
NDU Press Book
December 1996
Contents
Foreword
Prologue
Introduction to Rapid Dominance
Chapter 1. Background and Basis
Chapter 2. Shock and Awe
Chapter 3. Strategic, Policy, and OperationalApplication
Chapter 4. An Outline for System Innovation andTechnological Integration
Chapter 5. Future Directions
Appendices -- Reflections of Three Former Commanders
Biographies of the Study Group Members
Foreword
We are in the early stages of what promises to be an extendeddebate about the future of conflict and the future of our defenseestablishment. Few will deny that the winds of change are blowingas never before, driven by a radically altered geopoliticalsituation, an evolving information-oriented society, advancingtechnology, and budgetary constraints. How our nation responds tothe challenge of change will determine our ability to shape thefuture and defend ourselves against 21st century threats. Themajor issue, however it may be manifested, involves the degree ofchange that is required. Advocates, all along the spectrum from amilitary technical revolution to a revolution in military affairsto a revolution in security affairs, are making their cases.Military institutions are by their very nature somewhatconservative. History has shown that success has often sown theseeds of future failure. We as a nation can ill afford to followin the footsteps o