military doctrine
Armed forces philosophy
Military doctrine is the formal body of principles guiding how armed forces conduct operations.
It establishes standard approaches to warfare, tactics, and strategy that units are expected to follow: Soviet military doctrine emphasized mass armor formations.
Doctrine shapes training, equipment decisions, and battlefield behavior, though commanders may adapt it to circumstances.
The term extends to any systematic framework for military action: nuclear doctrine, counterinsurgency doctrine.
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
hearts and minds · boots on the ground · mission creep · mobilization · asymmetric warfare · deterrence · rules of engagement · combined arms · air superiority · strategic planning · chain of command · preemptive strike · defense · battlefield tactics · offensive · containment · annihilation · scorched earth
military doctrinepacifism
Antiwar moral stance
nonviolent resistance · diplomacy · conflict resolution · antimilitarism · negotiation
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