'Shock and awe' 1996

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Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy its will to fight.

Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power and spectaculardisplays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy its will to fight.^[1][2] The doctrine was written by Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade in 1996 and is a product of the National Defense University of the United States.^[2][1]

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• 1Doctrine of rapid dominance
  • 1.1Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure
• 2Historical applications
  • 2.1Iraq War
    • 2.1.1Buildup
    • 2.1.2Conflicting pre-war assessments
    • 2.1.3Campaign
    • 2.1.4Conflicting post-war assessments
    • 2.1.5Casualties
• 3In popular culture
• 4See also
• 5Notes
• 6Further reading
• 7External links

Doctrine of rapid dominance[edit]