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Asymmetric Warfare

Asymmetric Warfare. Asymmetric warfare is “leveraging inferior tactical or operational strength against the vulnerabilities of a superior opponent to achieve disproportionate effect with the aim of undermining the opponent’s will in order to achieve the asymmetric actor’s strategic objectives .” .

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Asymmetric Warfare

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  1. Asymmetric Warfare

  2. Asymmetric warfare is “leveraging inferior tactical or operational strength against the vulnerabilities of a superior opponent to achieve disproportionate effect with the aim of undermining the opponent’s will in order to achieve the asymmetric actor’s strategic objectives.”

  3. Conventional deterrent theory military superiority of a relatively stronger power, coupled with a credible retaliatory threat, will prevent attack by challengers

  4. Variables the politico-military strategy the possession of offensive weapon systems great power defensive support changing domestic power structure time pressure

  5. Politico-military strategy in asymmetric war initiation 1. attrition/maneuver 2. blitzkrieg (lightning strike) 3. limited aims/fait accompli

  6. Offensive weapons, limited capability and asymmetric war initiation

  7. Alliance support and war calculations

  8. Domestic structure and asymmetric war initiation

  9. Time pressure

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