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Rapid dominance is a method of unconventional warfare that advocates defeating an adversary by swift action against all aspects of their ability to resist, rather than by strictly military force.
The United States government considers Shock and Awe to be a method of achieving the doctorine of rapid dominance.
Military definitions
"We define Rapid Dominance as the intellectual construct that seeks to use force to affect the will, perception and understanding of the adversary for political objectives and military aims." Ullman, Harlan. A New Defence Construct: Rapid Dominance. RUSI Journal 141:8-12 Oct '96