Explores alternative concepts for structuring mission capability packages around which future mil. forces might be configured. It is a necessary and vital condition to be able to defeat, disarm, or neutralize an adversary's mil. power. It will apply a variety of approaches and techniques to achieve the necessary level of Shock and Awe (S & A) at the appropriate strategic and mil. leverage points. Chapters: Intro.; Background and Basis; S Strategic, Policy, and Operational Appl'n.

; An Outline for System Innovation and Technological Integration; and Future Directions. Appendices: Thoughts on Rapid Dominance, by Adm. Bud Edney; Defense Alternatives: Forces Required, by Gen. Chuck Horner; and Enduring Realities and Rapid Dominance, by Gen. Fred Franks.