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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: KyrosL who wrote (9594)11/10/2001 2:13:41 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Hi KyrosL; Re "Sounds like a desperate lie to me ..." (that bin Laden says he has nuclear weapons)

Funny that you would say that. The official US doctrine on tactics says pretty much the same thing, LOL!!!

FM 3-90, Tactics
US Army Field Manual
...
Chapter 6, Exploitation
The most important goal of our
action is the destruction of the enemy
to the last limit of possibility
-- Field Marshal Prince Mikhail I. Kutuzov


Exploitation is a type of offensive operation that usually follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth (FM 3-0).
...
6-40. The commander can also initiate an exploitation when he realizes that the enemy force is having difficulty maintaining its position or cohesion. Updated intelligence is crucial to the commander since it is difficult to accurately predict the exact conditions required to transition from an attack to an exploitation. Therefore, the commander and his subordinates watch the enemy’s defenses for indications of disintegration that may signal the opportunity to transition to exploitation. Such indicators include—
* The threat or use of weapons of mass destruction by enemy forces, despite the probable US retaliation, may signal impending enemy collapse.
...
adtdl.army.mil

-- Carl
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