Air Power as a Coercive Instrument
Coercion--the use of threatened force to induce an adversary to change its behavior--is a critical function of the U.S. military. U.S. forces have recently fought in the Balkans, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa to compel recalcitrant regimes and warlords to stop repression, abandon weapons...
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Main Author: | Byman, Daniel (auth) |
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Other Authors: | McGinn, John G. (auth), Crane, Keith (auth), Jones, Seth G. (auth), Lal, Rollie (auth) |
Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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RAND Corporation
1999
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