Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!amdcad!military From: bralick@cs.psu.edu (Will Bralick) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Future of the Military Message-ID: <27499@amdcad.AMD.COM> Date: 26 Sep 89 08:21:35 GMT References: <27406@amdcad.AMD.COM> <27449@amdcad.AMD.COM> Sender: cdr@amdcad.AMD.COM Lines: 24 Approved: military@amdcad.amd.com From: bralick@cs.psu.edu (Will Bralick) In article <27406@amdcad.AMD.COM> wmartin@STL-06SIMA.ARMY.MIL (Will Martin) writes: >What if it all is for real? What if there is a fundamental alteration in >the USSR's government and attitude, and this persists beyond Gorbachev's >period in power? What if things really do change for the better? Posit: The US declares victory (OK, call it peace) in Europe and the voters unambiguously tell their representatives that they want the US to become a continent-sized Switzerland. I.e. diplomatic and trade relations with (just about) everyone, but no "foreign entanglements" for the US military. Question: What force structure would best defend the US, its territories, and possessions? Regards, -- Will Bralick | ... when princes think more of bralick@psuvax1.cs.psu.edu | luxury than of arms, they lose bralick@gondor.cs.psu.edu | their state. with disclaimer; use disclaimer; | - Niccolo Machiavelli