Mod 3 Flashcards

1
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Define Unconventional Warfare (verbatim)

A

Activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerilla force in a denied area. ATP 3-18.1 digital page 21

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2
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What are the ACTIVITIES of the UW mission

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  • Intelligence Operations
  • Preparation of the Environment
  • Unconventional asset recovery
  • Subversion
  • Sabotage
  • Guerilla Warfare
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3
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Define “Resistance”

A

organized effort by some portion of population to resist legally established government or occupying power to disrupt civil order and stability

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4
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Define “Insurgency”

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The organized use of subversion and violence by a group or movement that seeks to overthrow or force change of a governing authority. Insurgency can also refer to the group itself. (JP 3-24)

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5
Q

What are the END STATES of UW

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  • Coerce
  • Disrupt
  • Overthrow
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6
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Breakdown of successful efforts per each end state of UW

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75% of the time coercion works

53% of the time disrupts works

29% of the time overthrow works

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7
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What are the COMPONENTS of a resistance or insurgency (4)

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  1. Underground
  2. Auxiliary (Clandestine)
  3. Guerrilla Force
  4. Public Component
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8
Q

________ generally begins with the desire of individuals to remove intolerable conditions imposed upon them by an unpopular regime or occupying power

A

A Resistance

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9
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What are the 4 ways to resist

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  1. Violent
  2. Nonviolent
  3. Overt
  4. Clandestine
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10
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List the 7 Dynamics of a resistance

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  1. Leadership
  2. Ideology
  3. Objectives
  4. Environment and Geography
  5. External Support
  6. Phasing and Timing
  7. Organizational and Operational Patterns
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11
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What are the 3 Phases that fall under the Dynamic: Phasing and Timing

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Phase 1: Strategic Defense (Latent/Insipient)
Phase 2: Strategic Stalemate (Guerilla Warfare)
Phase 3: Strategic Offensive (War of Movement)

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12
Q

The 3 Phases were originally created by:

A

Mao Zedong

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13
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What are the PRIMARY components of a resistance (5)

A
  • Underground
  • Armed Force
  • Auxiliary Force
  • Guerilla Force
  • Public Component
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14
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________ is the component that is always present and is the first component of an insurgency

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Underground

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15
Q

Which component contains operations that are clandestine in nature and provides active clandestine support

A

The Auxiliary

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16
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Which type of Cell provides the overall organization operational redundancy

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Parallel Cells

See diagram in notes

17
Q

Which type of Cell provides division of labor

A

Cells in Series

See diagram in notes

18
Q

_______ ______ is the largest territorial resistance organization commanded by a senior resistance leader inside a defined resistance area of operation (Overt)

A

Area Command

19
Q

________ ______ is a clandestine dispersed network of facilities to support resistance activities in a given area designed to achieve security, control, dispersion, and flexibility (clandestine)

A

Area Complex

20
Q

What 6 components must Area Complex include

A
  • Security System
  • Guerilla Base
  • Communications
  • Logistics
  • Medical facilities
  • Series of networks capable of moving personnel and supplies
21
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___ _____ consists of all organizations and key individuals that provide goods or services that parallel or supplant the functions and control of the enemy state government

A

Shadow Government

22
Q

Where do the Shadow Governments Officials come from

A

any of the 4 primary components

23
Q

The ____ ____ eventually takes the place of the existing government ideally the shadow government can perform normal governmental functions in a clandestine manner and synchronize those functions with the resistance movement

A

Shadow Government

24
Q

What is a government in Exile

A

Government in exile is a government displaced from its country of origin yet remains recognized as a legitimate sovereign authority

25
Q

2 types of warfare recognized by the US Govt

A

Traditional (state against state)

Irregular (state against non state)

26
Q

How is UW conducted on a large and small scale?

A

Large scale: diMe

Small scale: DImE

27
Q

What 2 types of support to resistance (STR) does UW constitute

A
  1. Resistance against occupying power

2. Insurgency against sovereign governments

28
Q

What is required for an operation to be considered STR?

A

must have at least 1 resistance partner

29
Q

How many types of area assessment are there?

A

2

30
Q

What environments can the area assessments be conducted in?

A

Urban and Rural