Military readiness
concepts, choices, consequences
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Author
Publication
1995 - Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
80,500 words, Guess
Page Count
322 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1118064M
- ISBN-100815709064
- OCLC Control Number31606854
- OCLC Control Numbermilitaryreadines0000bett
- Library of Congress Control Number94044266
and 2 more
- Goodreads1493213
- LibraryThing8333598
Classifications
- DDC355/.0332
- LCCUA10 .B48 1995
Description
In this book, strategy expert Richard K. Betts surveys problems in developing and measuring combat readiness before, during, and after the cold war. He analyzes why attempts to maximize it often have counterproductive effects, and how confusions in technical concepts cause political controversy. The book explores conflicts between two objectives that are both vital but work against each other because they compete for resources: operational readiness to fight immediately, and structural readiness - the number of organized units that increase military power, but require time during a crisis to gear up for combat. Betts also discusses the problem brought on by the cold war and plunging defense budgets: mobilization readiness - the plans and arrangements needed to shorten the time for recreating a large military if it once again becomes necessary. Betts offers new ideas for understanding the dilemmas and tradeoffs that underlie debates on how readiness should be maintained in peacetime, and he explores the strategic consequences of different choices.
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