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n. A military doctrine based on the use of spectacular displays of force.
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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. 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.
Shock and Awe is a live recording posthumously released by stand-up comedian and satirist Bill Hicks in 2003 on New York-based Invasion Records. It was recorded at the Oxford Playhouse, and is an abridged version of the album Salvation.
Shock and Awe is a military doctrine based on the use of overwhelming power, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant maneuvers, and spectacular displays of force to paralyze an adversary's perception of the battlefield and destroy its will to fight.
Shock and Awe may also refer to:
- Shock and Awe Campaign initial bombing campaign of the Invasion of Iraq of 2003
- Shock and Awe (album), 2003 album by stand-up comedian Bill Hicks
- Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity, 2011 British documentary TV series
- Shock and Awe, the tenth campaign mission of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Usage examples of "shock and awe".
Decisions will still be made on the leader's judgment and confidence in the intelligence provided, the estimate of threat intentions, knowledge of true center of gravity targets, and confidence in our own force capabilities to inflict Shock and Awe.
Weapons that shock and awe, stun and paralyze, but do not kill in significant numbers may be the only ones that are politically acceptable in the future.
We will need to examine closely how and where and why Rapid Dominance and Shock and Awe work and where they do not.
Indeed, getting forces on land rapidly and operationally will be a major factor in achieving the enduring effects of Shock and Awe.
Certainly, as forces on land evolve and change, they must meet the requirements of rapidity and sustainment and are vital components of any mix of forces that seek by Shock and Awe to stun and then rapidly dominate an adversary to achieve U.
There was a silence in the control room that was a silence of shock and awe and.