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Military Readiness: Concepts, Choices, Consequences by Richard K. Betts (Paperback, 1995)

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Throughout most of American history, US military forces proved unready for the wars that were thrust upon them and suffered costly reverses in early battles. During the Cold War, for the first time, US defence policy tried to maintain high readiness in peacetime. But now, with the Cold War over and defence budgets falling, what will happwn to US military forces? Will they revert to a state of unpreparedness or find their balance? Politicians and military planners alike have found this crucial issue especially difficult to deal with because they have often misunderstood what unreadiness really means. In this book, security expert, Ricahrd Betts analyzes why attempts to maximize combat readiness 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 defence 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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Brookings Institution
ISBN-13
9780815709053
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103671190

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Author
Richard K. Betts
Publication Name
Military Readiness: concepts, Choices, Consequences
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
338 Pages

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229mm
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152mm
Item Weight
333g

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United States

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