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Irakkriget 2003: En studie om tillämpningen av Rapid Dominance
Swedish Defence University.
2013 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Uppsatsen avhandlar Rapid Dominance genom Shock and Awe. En teori utvecklad av författarna Ullman och Wade som publicerades i ett paper 1996. Papret vid namn Shock and Awe, Achieving Rapid Dominance var ämnat att utveckla ett nytt sätt för den amerikanska militären att planera och genomföra operationer på. Efter det kalla krigets slut skulle oundvikliga förändringar av den amerikanska militärens resurser ske. För att hantera denna förändring ville författarna utveckla ett koncept som skulle kunna fungera som en doktrin i framtiden. Konceptet skulle kräva färre resurser men ge samma eller till och med högre effekt än vad de tidigare koncepten medgav.

Teorin åskådliggörs genom en undersökning om hur teorin tillämpades i planeringen av Irakkriget 2003. Irakkriget som skulle präglas av en plan med syfte att nyttja modern teknik för verkan mot utvalda irakiska militära mål i militärledningen och informationsspridning för att skapa förvirring inom de irakiska förbanden i syfte att viljan att strida skulle upphöra genom den chock och fruktan de upplevde.

Studien avslutas med en diskussion om planering av operationer och generaliserbarheten i Ullman och Wades teori. Författaren kommer fram till att tankar om teorin går att finna i återgivningar av planeringen av operationen. Dock är det svårt att även under planeringsskedet svårt att planera för att uppnå Rapid Dominance genom Shock and Awe även om det finns tillgång till modern krigsmateriel och metoder.

Abstract [en]

The thesis discusses Rapid Dominance and Shock and Awe. A theory developed by the authors Ullman and Wade, published in a paper 1996. The paper called Shock and Awe Achieving Rapid Dominance was intended to develop a new way for the U.S. military to plan and execute operations. After the Cold War were inevitable changes of the U.S. military's resources taking place. United States Armed Forces would be reduced. The authors of the theory wanted to develop a concept that made the Armed Forces able to manage this change. To manage this change, the authors wanted to develop a concept that could work as a doctrine in the future. The concept would require fewer resources but provide the same or even more power than they previously admitted concepts.

The theory is illustrated by a study on how the theory applied in the planning of the Iraq war in 2003. Iraq war which would be characterized by a plan intended to utilize modern technology for activity against selected Iraqi military targets in the military command and information dissemination to create confusion in the Iraqi troops to the will to fight would end by the shock and awe they experienced.

The study concludes with a discussion about the planning of operations and the generalization of Ullman and Wade's theory. The author concludes that the thoughts of the theory can be found in depictions of the planning of the operation. However, it is difficult even in the planning stages is difficult to plan to achieve Rapid Dominance by Shock and Awe although there is access to modern military equipment and methods.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2013. , p. 30
Keywords [en]
Rapid Dominance, Shock and Awe, War in Iraq 2003, Ullman, Wade
Keywords [sv]
Rapid Dominance, Shock and Awe, Irakkriget 2003, Ullman, Wade
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URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-4065OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-4065DiVA, id: diva2:632764
Subject / course
War Studies, Thesis
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Officersprogrammet (OP)
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Available from: 2013-08-05 Created: 2013-06-25 Last updated: 2018-08-15Bibliographically approved

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