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OFFENSIVE NEW PENTAGON DEFENCE DOCTRINE
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The United States military seems to be preparing for an attack on Iraq, its plans based on a new Washington defence doctrine and even newer hi-tech weaponry. The Pentagon is gathering its resources to declare pre-emptive war in the name of American national self-defence.
by Paul-Marie de La Gorce
Speaking on 31 January to students at the National Defence University in Washington, The Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld announced a major shift in United States military strategy. The new objective was to be "deterrence in four critical theatres, backed by the ability to swiftly defeat two (...)
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