Theater Strategic Appraisal for South America

• Main Author: Gay, Mark P.
• Other Authors: AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Government and Political Science; Military Forces and Organizations; Military Operations; Strategy and Tactics; *FOREIGN POLICY; *MILITARY STRATEGY; *NATIONAL SECURITY; *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT; *MILITARY ASSISTANCE; *SOUTH AMERICA; *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES; NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; COUNTERTERRORISM; COOPERATION; DIPLOMACY; MILITARILY CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; DRUG INTERDICTION; COUNTERINSURGENCY; FOREIGN MILITARY SALES; DETERRENCE; COCAINE; MILITARY PROCUREMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; MILITARY EXERCISES; TREATIES; MILITARY TRAINING; GUIDED MISSILES; *SOUTH AMERICAN STRATEGIC ESTIMATE; REGIONAL STRATEGIC ESTIMATE; NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY; NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY; THEATER STRATEGIC APPRAISAL; FORWARD PRESENCE; CRISIS RESPONSE; RECONSTITUTION; COUNTERDRUG CAMPAIGNS; JOINT MILITARY TRAINING; OAS(ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES); JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES; FREE MARKETS; REGIONAL THREATS; COURSES OF ACTION; Argentina; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA258380; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA258380

U.S. National Security Strategy supports the accomplishment of the following objectives in South America (SA): (1) Deter aggression against our allies and friends in SA in terms of the Rio Treaty; (2) Counter terrorist threats to U.S. citizens and commercial interests in SA short of armed conflict; (3) Prevent, or at least limit, the transfer of militarily critical technologies by Brazil and Argentina, particularly the spread of missile and/or nuclear technology; (4) Reduce the growth and export to the United States of illegal drugs, most notably cocaine, and work with SA governments to combat drug traffickers; (5) maintain access to SA markets and energy/mineral resources; (6) Continue to encourage the development of free-market economies in SA; (7) Achieve cooperative solutions to the environmental challenges of the Amazon Rain Forest, industrial pollution, and exploitation of Antarctica; (8) Establish a more balanced partnership with South American allies, while providing leadership and ensuring hemispheric stability during the transition period; (9) Strengthen the Organization of American States (OAS) to promote diplomatic solutions to regional disputes; (10) Deter regional military powers, such as Brazil, from seeking regional dominance or initiating internecine warfare; (11) Aid in warding off threats to democratic institutions in SA from subversion, insurgencies, military takeover, or lawlessness; and (12) Promote economic development and social/political progress in SA. Adaptation of U.S. military strategy in SA leads to courses of action that promote nuclear deterrence; encourage rotational stationing in SA of small ground/air forces to assist with intelligence collection, security assistance, and drug interdiction efforts; in coordination with the OAS and signatories of the Rio Treaty, conduct combined planning for, and exercise of, capability to respond to regional threats of aggression; and seek economies and cooperation with SA in weapons development.