Effects-Based Operations as a "new" concept is entering its sixteenth year of notoriety. Its emergence following the Gulf War (1990-1991) heralded the beginning of a shift in focus from fighting attrition warfare against a large conventional adversary to operations that generate effects. The purpose is to create a synergistic operation resulting in a desired effect kinetic or psychological that limits casualties on both sides, as well as collateral damage to ...
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