Table of Contents

Introduction
Defining Missions for U.S. Military Forces
Redesigning the Conventional Force Posture
The Alternative Force Posture and Military Contingency Analysis
Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defenses in the Alternative Force Posture
Budgetary Implications of the Alternative Force Posture
The Alternative Force Posture and Conventional Arms Control
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

O'Hanlon argues that U.S. interests can be protected effectively with a U.S. military reduced in size by roughly 40 to 50% in most types of major combat forces, and by 95% in nuclear forces. By contrast, analysis suggests that U.S. capabilities should be largely held constant--or in some cases even expanded--in logistics, intelligence and communications, R&D, and special forces.

About the Author

MICHAEL E. O'HANLON is a Weapons and Arms Control Analyst with the National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office in Washington, D.C. The book was written under the auspices of Princeton University, with financial support from the National Science Foundation. (The views expressed in the book are his own, of course, and in no way are associated with the Congressional Budget Office.)

Reviews

?A worthy essay on an important and current issue: what is to be the U.S. military force structure now that the Cold War is no more?. . . A very useful work. Give it a high place on your reading list.?-The Friday Review of Defense Literature

?This book serves as a useful primer for those saddled with the daunting task of force planning in a rapidly changing world.?-Armor

"This book serves as a useful primer for those saddled with the daunting task of force planning in a rapidly changing world."-Armor

"A worthy essay on an important and current issue: what is to be the U.S. military force structure now that the Cold War is no more?. . . A very useful work. Give it a high place on your reading list."-The Friday Review of Defense Literature