Alternative Defense Strategies in a Cost-Capped Environment
| By: | Mark F. Cancian; Clark Murdock |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Print ISBN: | 9781442259102 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781442259119 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This study identifies five alternative strategies and, using CSIS’s Force Cost Calculator, builds a cost-capped force structure, modernization program, and readiness profile for each strategy. It then stress-tests each strategy against four sets of simultaneous conflict scenarios, which the authors devised. The study explores potential ways to mitigate the fiscal pressure forcing these strategic tradeoffs. It concludes by making recommendations for the FY 2017 defense budget and the next Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).