Strategic Culture

[marct]

From the DTRA Advanced Systems and Concepts Office.

The Comparative Strategic Cultures Curriculum Project is Phase II of an ASCO effort to explore approaches of leveraging strategic culture analyses to understanding WMD behavior. This report includes a collection of commissioned essays and case studies that examine the field of strategic culture and assess its applicability as a methodological approach to understanding decisions to acquire, proliferate, or use weapons of mass destruction (WMD), or abide by or violate international norms regarding WMD. Cases examined include the United States, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, Syria, North Korea, and al Qaeda. Essays address the past and future of the field of strategic culture, to include possible uses to inform the development of national security policy, provide a primer on WMD and proliferation, and contribute literature reviews and a syllabus suitable for a upper-division undergraduate (or equivalent) course on the topic. These materials are intended to be available to interested faculty members at military and civilian colleges and universities who wish to develop a course on strategic culture."

I haven't had time to go through it yet, but all the curriculum appears to be available.

Marc

[Stan]

Evening Marc,
We attended three WMD courses here over the last two years.
It's legit, instructors from every branch of the US, and for us...Was Free.

A ton of CNBC, but very useful. I was a terrorist

[marct]

Hi Stan,

Evening Marc,
We attended three WMD courses here over the last two years.
It's legit, instructors from every branch of the US, and for us...Was Free.

Were they good courses? I know that you define "free" as "Good"(), but how was the content in them?

A ton of CNBC, but very useful. I was a terrorist

Type casting ????? LOLOL

I'm going to try and get around to reading them this evening, especially the two literature reviews.

Marc

[Stan]

If it's beer drinking...definitely !

I have some of the English material (4 plus inches) on tons of paper.

Yes, it was constructive, easy to comprehend, and the instructors were from all over, even The Ukraine.

Our scenario was constructed because our structure separates what most LE and Rescue do as one (Responding to EOD, CNBC and post blast). Our LE act as responders until such time as we arrive and they stand down for the clear to proceed. We also did not incorporate civil institutions like Border and Customs (all relevant info when the puzzle comes together later).

The last course was designed to teach us all the elements that bring us to a collectively formed conclusion. Sort of CSI Miami in 3 days or less. They do in 45 minutes with commercials

In sum, great instructors and content from ATF, FBI and CSC.

Regards, Stan

[Stan]

I may very well need an anthro lesson when this is said and done

Could I perhaps exchange places with Greg, but keep my paycheck ?

[marct]

I may very well need an anthro lesson when this is said and done

Could I perhaps exchange places with Greg, but keep my paycheck ?

LOLOL

I could always send you over a couple of text books and a canned course - PowerPoint of course .

Marc