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The New Face of War : Weapons of Mass Destruction & the Revitalization of America's Transoceanic Military Strategy

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Not only does this book inform the uninitated on asymmetric threats and the CBRN threat, even non-military types will quickly recognize the obvious conclusion that the force structure of todays military represents a continuing fatal error in policy. Bluntly, the US without exception prepares for the conflicts of the past instead of the future (with too much empthasis on big ticket boondoggles instead of quality equipment where it counts). This book presents a wealth of information as well provoking opnions on future national security issues, not surprisingly from the US Naval Institute Press, who first gave us Clancy.

The main focus of this book is to inform the reader of how U.S. military strategy has remained unchanged in "the new face of war." Old military strategy, new different type of war. Can be broken down into two interrelated parts: 1) U.S. military strategy is based on the assumption that there will be foreign ports available from which military operations can be deployed (mainly in Saudi Arabia). 2) New threats to the U.S. and deployed U.S. military personnel have developed (Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and Radiological weapons). The two are discussed separately and together (how those new weapons can be used to effectively disrupt/delay deployment of troops through their use on Saudi ports used for deployment).

Robert Chandler does a good job of convincing the reader that the threats he discusses are both real and credible. Highly recommended by someone with no military background.