US Military Strategic Options.

This memorandum examines the selection of US strategic military options, beginning with a discussion on the nature of the US military. Using the official definition of military strategy--i.e., 'employing the armed forces...to secure the objectives of national policy'--the author draws a distinction between conduct of war and preparation for war, and provides a series of military planning interrogatories. These interrogatories, in the form of the classic principles of war, provide the questions the military planner must address to ensure that strategic planning options serve the interests of the United States. (Author)