Homeland Security Technologies Creating an Asymmetric Advantage

摘要

The ultimate objective is to deter future attacks on our homeland by convincing adversaries that their attack will not succeed or that our nation's response will cripple their cause. Deterrence is most effective when our intent is made clear through policy, when our will to act is evident, and when our ability to act is underpinned by operational capabilities. During the Cold War, our deterrence strategy was based largely on maintaining the balance of power we emerged victorious-the world's sole military superpower. But asymmetric options tilt the balance of power; 21st-century adversaries are likely to have more in common with al-Qaeda than with the former Soviet Union. As suggested in a book published in the aftermath of the September attacks, our strategic mantra for the future should be the power of balance rather than the balance of power.