Word: ground
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...Operation Allied Force last year, NATO's political leaders were stating that "NATO is not at war with Yugoslavia." Tell that to the pilots who flew night and day against the missiles and antiaircraft fire over Serbia and who saw the effects of the ethnic cleansing on the ground...
...secret, high-capacity Internet helped keep up with the detailed top-down guidance and changing politics directed by an alliance of 19 sovereign states--all as the world's media looked on. After 78 days, the opposing leader gave in to NATO's demands, without a single NATO ground soldier having to fight his way into Serbia...
...Western nations are at stake, the restraints of Operation Allied Force may not apply. Despite their aversion to risks and casualties, most Western nations will, if necessary, be politically capable of waging intense, highly destructive warfare. Expect nations to use most of the weapons at their disposal, including ground forces, and to take greater risks. There may be deep helicopter-borne assaults, fierce night attacks and sweeping armored maneuvers, all supported by highly lethal area weapons and long-range precision-kill capabilities. Political constraints will be relaxed, and control of the actions will be delegated to on-scene commanders. Unfortunately...
There will be other requirements for ground troops too, such as the lengthy and difficult peace-support missions in the Balkans. These may not seem like war, but the troops are armed and ready. They prefer to use presence, maneuver and intimidation to accomplish their purpose rather than active combat. But they can act, and they sometimes must defend themselves...
...Army armor for more than a half-century. The civilian world's fascination with off-road vehicles has generated improvements the military wants for itself. Twenty years ago, only tracked vehicles could traverse squishy terrain. Today tire pressure can be adjusted from inside the cab--the softer the ground, the softer the tires--meaning heavy, tracked vehicles no longer have a monopoly on mobility. "If technology permits," says Shinseki, in what some of his colleagues see as battlefield blasphemy, "we are prepared to consider going to an all-wheel fleet...