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U.S. Military Preparing for Domestic Disturbances
A new report from the U.S. Army War College discusses the use of American troops to quell civil unrest brought about by a worsening economic crisis.
The report from the War Colleges Strategic Studies Institute warns that the U.S. military must prepare for a violent, strategic dislocation inside the United States that could be provoked by unforeseen economic collapse or loss of functioning political and legal order.
Entitled Known Unknowns: Unconventional Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development, the report was produced by Nathan Freier, a recently retired Army lieutenant colonel who is a professor at the college the Armys main training institute for prospective senior officers.
He writes: To the extent events like this involve organized violence against local, state, and national authorities and exceed the capacity of the former two to restore public order and protect vulnerable populations, DoD [Department of Defense] would be required to fill the gap. ..............
U.S. Military Preparing for Domestic Disturbances
A new report from the U.S. Army War College discusses the use of American troops to quell civil unrest brought about by a worsening economic crisis.
The report from the War Colleges Strategic Studies Institute warns that the U.S. military must prepare for a violent, strategic dislocation inside the United States that could be provoked by unforeseen economic collapse or loss of functioning political and legal order.
Entitled Known Unknowns: Unconventional Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development, the report was produced by Nathan Freier, a recently retired Army lieutenant colonel who is a professor at the college the Armys main training institute for prospective senior officers.
He writes: To the extent events like this involve organized violence against local, state, and national authorities and exceed the capacity of the former two to restore public order and protect vulnerable populations, DoD [Department of Defense] would be required to fill the gap. ..............