Product Description: The support of the American public is widely held to be a critical prerequisite for undertaking military action abroad. This monograph describes American public opinion toward wars and other large military operations over the last decade, to delineate the sources of support and opposition for each war or operation, to identify the principal fault lines in support, and to illuminate those factors that are consistent predictors of support for and opposition to military operations...read more

Product Description: This study reports the efforts of a workshop to build partnerships between universities,industry, and goverments.

Product Description: Each of the three defense reviews of the last decade fell short of fully apprehending the demands of the emerging threat environment, and the budgets that would be needed and afforded, resulting in a growing imbalance between strategy, forces, and resources over the decade. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Examines the intelligence needs of three groups of Army long-range planners―strategic planners, force developers and acquisitions―and considers the potential of Army intelligence to satisfy these needs.

Product Description: This book, part of a larger study of ways to reduce collateral damage undertaken for the U.S. Air Force, analyzes media and public reactions to civilian casualty incidents, whether these incidents affect media reporting or public support for military operations, and, if so, how...read more

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Product Description: In this report, the authors describe a methodology for allocating resources among various facets of missile defense. Their model takes into account the number of attacking objects, the requirement that no missiles get through, the number of layers of defense, the probability of kill by the interceptors in each layer, other operational parameters, and cost considerations...read more

Product Description: Homeland security encompasses five distinct missions: domestic preparedness and civil support in case of attacks on civilians, continuity of government, continuity of military operations, border and coastal defense, and national missile defense...read more

Product Description: How does the Army plan to ensure its continued access to potential trouble spots around the world?