USA is ready to start five wars every year

The network of mobile bases throughout the globe is the backbone of the new US military doctrine.
Recently US Defense Minister Donal Ramsfeld gave the Pentagon the assignment to adopt the new military strategy called “10-30-30”, reported the Defense News newspaper. 

According to the new military doctrine, after the political decision made in Washington to use military force in a certain area on the globe, the US troops must be able to be deployed in this area within 10 days. In the 30 days to come US military is supposed to smash the enemy troops and deprive the enemy of the opportunity to renew its resistance to Americans in foreseeable future. Within the next 30 days the US troops must regroup and be ready for executing the next military assignment in another region. 

Earlier the US military doctrine stipulated conducting one big (nuclear) war and 1-2 local military conflicts simultaneously. Today the doctrine draws no distinction between the types of wars. The “10-30-30” strategy (2 months and 10 days per war) provides the US military and political leaders with the opportunity to conduct minimum five military operations every year. Nuclear weapon may be used as well – it is considered as usual military weapon.

In fact, this strategic decision is the second stage of the “reforming the US military bases abroad” announced in May 2003. This reforming is about changing the locations of the US military bases. The Pentagon decided to abandon big military bases in Germany, Italy, Japan and Turkey and create so called “light bases”.  In particular, the US troops from the big military base in Germany will be transferred to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and other East European countries. The same principle will be applied to the big US military bases in Japan, Italy and Turkey since 2006.

Currently Washington uses 736 military bases and objects in the USA and worldwide. Dispersal of the big and middle-sized bases will increase the US military presence on the globe significantly. The new areas for deploying the US troops are the former Soviet republics (along Russian borders), Africa and even Australia. All the surface of our planet will be controlled from the Pentagon.

In addition to ground military bases, the USA plans to construct Naval universal multifunctional platforms consisting of the so called modules. Military units, artillery, Air Force, equipment will be deployed on the platforms to ensure conducting wars within 30 days.

The use of universal multifunctional platforms brings new element to the US military diplomacy.  Washington will not have to negotiate the issue of deploying its military with the governments of other countries. Several multifunctional platforms will be brought to the shores of the country, and the military base will be created without paying lease for using the country’s territory.

The total number of US military bases and objects in the USA and abroad
Type of military / Type of military object Big bases Medium-sized
bases Small objects Total
Army 381 1 8 390
Navy 44 5 4 53
Air Force 275 7 7 289
Marine Corps 2 2 0 4
Total 702 15 19 736

Vadim Soloviev
Vladimir Ivanov

The network of mobile bases throughout the globe is the backbone of the new US military doctrine.
Recently US Defense Minister Donal Ramsfeld gave the Pentagon the assignment to adopt the new military strategy called “10-30-30”, reported the Defense News newspaper. 

According to the new military doctrine, after the political decision made in Washington to use military force in a certain area on the globe, the US troops must be able to be deployed in this area within 10 days. In the 30 days to come US military is supposed to smash the enemy troops and deprive the enemy of the opportunity to renew its resistance to Americans in foreseeable future. Within the next 30 days the US troops must regroup and be ready for executing the next military assignment in another region. 

Earlier the US military doctrine stipulated conducting one big (nuclear) war and 1-2 local military conflicts simultaneously. Today the doctrine draws no distinction between the types of wars. The “10-30-30” strategy (2 months and 10 days per war) provides the US military and political leaders with the opportunity to conduct minimum five military operations every year. Nuclear weapon may be used as well – it is considered as usual military weapon.

In fact, this strategic decision is the second stage of the “reforming the US military bases abroad” announced in May 2003. This reforming is about changing the locations of the US military bases. The Pentagon decided to abandon big military bases in Germany, Italy, Japan and Turkey and create so called “light bases”.  In particular, the US troops from the big military base in Germany will be transferred to Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and other East European countries. The same principle will be applied to the big US military bases in Japan, Italy and Turkey since 2006.

Currently Washington uses 736 military bases and objects (see the table below). Dispersal of the big and middle-sized bases will increase the US military presence on the globe significantly. The new areas for deploying the US troops are the former Soviet republics (along Russian borders), Africa and even Australia. All the surface of our planet will be controlled from the Pentagon.

In addition to ground military bases, the USA plans to construct Naval universal multifunctional platforms consisting of the so called modules. Military units, artillery, Air Force, equipment will be deployed on the platforms to ensure conducting wars within 30 days.

The use of universal multifunctional platforms brings new element to the US military diplomacy.  Washington will not have to negotiate the issue of deploying its military with the governments of other countries. Several multifunctional platforms will be brought to the shores of the country, and the military base will be created without paying lease for using the country’s territory.

Vadim Soloviev
Vladimir Ivanov