Strategy Flashcards

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What is strategy

A

It is a very important plan
A blueprint
Or tactics adopted to achieve a predetermined goal

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2
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What is strategy in the context of this course

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It is the way military power is used by policy makers to accomplish national interest

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3
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What is strategy according to Liddell hart

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The practical adaptation of the means placed at the generals disposal to the attainment of a goal in view

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4
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Irl222 revolves around what

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Military might and approaches in the attainment of a states interest

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5
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The word strategy is got in from the Athenian title called?

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Strategos

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6
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What’s the meaning of strategos

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General or leader or troops

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7
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It was derived from the verb what

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Strategima which means to lead or command

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8
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What is contemporary strategy about

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Peace

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9
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What is strategic studies

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It is use of policy approach to achieve set goals within a specific time and at minimum cost

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10
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Scope of strategy

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Strategy and politics

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11
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A nationalist would always pursue a

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Conflictual foreign policy

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12
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Strategy and economics

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Economic causes of war

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13
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Strategy and law

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Intl law has a symbiotic relationship with strategy

To implement national strategy it must conform to intl codes customs and norms

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14
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Importance of strategy

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It gives direction
It enhances coordination
It helps in planning
It enhances focus

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15
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How to formulate strategy

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Define goals
Set the objective 
Define the mission 
Implementation 
Evaluation
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16
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Science and technology

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Explain military power

17
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Strategic doctrine is built on?

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Warfare calculations and defense

18
Q

I’m strategic warfare the technology is always? While in conventional warfare the technology is?

A

Complex and simple

19
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Impact of science and technology

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Precision guidance
Precision guidance ammunition is used to describe a clas of bombs and artillery’s

2 improved ammunition
Improved accuracy and reliability
Eg going from Edoro 1.9 to 2.3

3.target identification and acquisition
The capacity to track targets

4.command control a communications
Improvement in collection and transmission of information

20
Q

Pmg is also known as

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Smart bombs

21
Q

Operational research

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Is the science study of operations for the purpose of making better decisions

22
Q

The name has its origin where

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Defence domain

23
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Objectives of operational research

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Solving operational questions
Solving decision making questions
Solving questions related to resources operations such as information and funds

24
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Operational research is also premised on?

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Planning resource allocation and optimisation

25
Q

Operations research is?

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a discipline that deals with the application of advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions.

26
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The essence of the theory is for the purpose of making….? in every situation

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good decision

27
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Objective of op

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  1. Finding solution to operational question
  2. Proving solution to resources operations
  3. Solving decision making questions