Skip to main content

Chemical Terrorism Assessment of U.S. Strategies in the Era of Great Power Competition (2024) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

3 Evaluation of Strategies
Pages 61-64

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 61...
... . "It provides distilled insights and wisdom gained from employing the military instrument of national power in operations to achieve national objectives" (Joint Chiefs of Staff, n.d.)
Read the entire page →
From page 62...
... Several documents ranging from national level to individual agencies strategies were evaluated in detail. These were made publicly available within the last 10 years since the formation of this consensus study committee.
Read the entire page →
From page 63...
... Department of Defense, 2022. "2022 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America," available at: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Oct/27/2003103845/-1/-1/1/2022NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-NPR-MDR.PDF The White House.
Read the entire page →
From page 64...
... Finally, the overall adequacy of the strategy was assessed using a qualitative ranking system that ranged from exceeding to inadequate, with partially inadequate, partially adequate, and adequate as other choices within the spectrum. While the committee recognized that this methodology is incomplete and the sample size of documents examined is small, the rubric employed in this assessment was useful for providing a centralized and consistent platform to evaluate the three major categories and communicate the respective findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • countering weapons
  • resource allocations
  • defense strategy
  • joint chiefs
  • mass destruction

  • response framework
  • national response
  • chemical threat
  • homeland security
  • doctrine note

  • biological defense
  • chemical terrorism
  • documents examined
  • explicit documentation
  • dod strategy

  • qualitative ranking
  • public guidance
  • intentioned efforts
  • vietnam war
  • joint publication

  • security chemical
  • strategic guidance
  • strategy assessments
  • consistent platform
  • achieve national

  • guidance documents
  • policy documents
  • chemical defense
  • evaluating relevant
  • geopolitical circumstances


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.