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Revision as of 02:58, 9 April 2006 by 4.250.27.127 (talk) (copy edit)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rapid dominance is a method of unconventional warfare that advocates defeating an adversary through swift, debilitating action, rather than through conventional military force.
The United States government considers Shock and Awe to be one method of achieving the doctrine 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