Underkill : scalable capabilities for military operations amid populations / / David C. Gompert ... [et al.].

• Author: United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
• TeilnehmendeR: Gompert, David C.; United States. Dept. of Defense.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Monograph / Rand Corporation
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Notes: "MG-848-OSD."; "Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense."; "National Defense Research Institute."

The U.S. military is ill-equipped to strike at extremists who hide in populations. Using deadly force against them can harm and alienate the very people whose cooperation U.S. forces are trying to earn. To solve this problem, a new RAND study proposes a "continuum of force"-a suite of capabilities that includes sound, light, lasers, cell phones, and video cameras. These technologies are available but have received insufficient attention.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Framing the Challenge; Current DoD Nonlethal Weapons Programs; CHAPTER TWO: The Policy Setting; The Void Between Lethality and Inaction; Missions Sans Martyrs; Non-COIN Missions; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE: Possibilities; Stretching Our Thinking; Time, Knowledge, and Judgment Along the Continuum; Nonmilitary Experience; Technological Possibilities; Taking Stock; CHAPTER FOUR: Requirements; Developing Requirements; The General Analytic Framework; A Matrix of Requirements

Confronting UncertaintyInitial Effects; Decision-Making; Analyzing the Scenarios; Conclusions; CHAPTER FIVE: Technology Options; The Active Denial System; Tasers; Dazzlers; Femto-Second Lasers; Sound Arrays; Kinetics; Tear Gas; Anti-Electronics; Flash-Bangs; General Observations; CHAPTER SIX: A Promising Approach; Assessing the Alternatives; A Promising Approach; Adding an Information Component: Cell Phones and Video; Political Realities, Reactions, and Risks; Assessment; CHAPTER SEVEN: Operation, Preparation, and Organization; Notional Concept of Operation; Preparation and Organization

CHAPTER EIGHT: Feasibility, Integration, and ImplementationFeasibility; Integration; Investment and Implementation; CHAPTER NINE: Conclusion and Recommendations; Bibliography