The Army is the Nation’s principal military force organized, trained, and equipped for prompt and sustained operations on land. As one of the critical elements in our national defense ...Read more >

As the 2016 presidential election race begins, both parties look schizophrenic on foreign and defense policy. Three factors create this wavering between isolationist and internationalist visions: ...Read more >

The existence of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials and the potential for use by actors of concern precipitates the need to plan, prepare for, and counter their use. ...Read more >

This project aimed to review the India’s nuclear doctrine (as officialised on 4 January 2003), and through a constructive critique, attempt an alternative blueprint to suit the new developments in the ...Read more >

For much of human history, public policy was the exclusive preserve of a small number of leaders and officials in a handful of sovereign independent states. Even as late as 1945, there were only about 70 sovereign ...Read more >

Targeting is the process of selecting and prioritizing targets and matching the appropriate response to them, considering operational requirements and capabilities.1 Targeting is a command function requiring commander oversight and involvement to ensure proper ...Read more >

This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It sets forth joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint ...Read more >

Doctrine has been part of military vernacular for at least a century. Nonetheless, it is a concept which is rather under-explored. The aim of this article is thus to break doctrine down into its component parts in order to grasp what a military doctrine actually ...Read more >

The debate surrounding U.S. nuclear policy focuses too narrowly on reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the American arsenal toward zero. More important is preventing the use of nuclear weapons in whatever numbers they ...Read more >

This publication provides the policies and procedures required for the establishment of a single, comprehensive, and integrated emergency management (EM) program on Army installations, facilities, and activities (hereafter referred to as installations). The Army EM Program is responsible for all activities and ...Read more >

An ideal Army leader has strong intellect, physical presence, professional competence, moral character and serves as a role model. An Army leader is able and willing to act decisively, within the intent and purpose of superior leaders and in the best interest of the organization. Army leaders recognize that organizations, built on mutual trust and confidence, successfully accomplish ...Read more >

Throughout the history of the United States, the American military has integrated capabilities from diverse military units. From the regulars under Washington and the local militias in the American Revolution to the airborne Divisions of World War II to the Special Operations Forces in the Global War on Terror, all of these units developed an organizational culture all their own due to the background of their soldiers and the function of their ...Read more >

Sub conventional warfare is a generic term encompassing all armed conflicts that are above the level of peaceful coexistence amongst states and below the threshold of war. It includes militancy, insurgency, proxy war and terrorism that may be employed as a means in an insurrectionist movement or undertaken independently. Border skirmishes also fall within this category. These are not being covered in the document. Sub conventional warfare figures at the lower end of the spectrum of ...Read more >