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Revision as of 15:59, 16 December 2005 by Peter McConaughey (talk | contribs) (Rapid dominance is not the same as Shock and Awe. Redirect removed. Shock and Awe is a subset of Rapid dominance.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 conisers 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