Attacking the Theater Mobile Ballistic Missile Threat

<p>Following the Vietnam War the Air Force did not conduct a reassessment of the fundamental purposes or theoretical foundations of tactical command and control. Thus although technology had improved the efficiency of the TACC the Air Force entered Desert Storm with a C2 system that doctrinally was little changed from Vietnam. There are two implications. First the air commander cannot execute responsive strategic conventional air war without disrupting the mission planning process or without sacrificing his attack plan. In addition since the value of targets may change drastically over time the system cannot provide the air commander with an objective means of determining the relative importance of pre-planned and opportunity targets. Second assessment remains disconnected from political and military objectives. Despite efforts to improve Battle Damage Assessment the Air Force's primary measures of effectiveness are still measures of efficiency. Experience in the Persian Gulf War supports both conclusions.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>