Fullspectrumdominance

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Fullspectrumdominancealsoknownasfullspectrumsuperiority,isamilitaryentity'sachievementof
controloveralldimensionsofthebattlespace,effectivelypossessinganoverwhelmingdiversityofresourcesin
suchareasasterrestrial,aerial,maritime,subterranean,extraterrestrial,psychological,andbioorcyber
technologicalwarfare.
Fullspectrumdominanceincludesthephysicalbattlespaceair,surfaceandsubsurfaceaswellasthe
electromagneticspectrumandinformationspace.Controlimpliesthatfreedomofoppositionforceassetsto
exploitthebattlespaceiswhollyconstrained.

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USmilitarydoctrine
Criticism
MetaphoricalUseoftheTerm
Seealso
References
Furtherreading

USmilitarydoctrine
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefensedefines"fullspectrumsuperiority"as:
Thecumulativeeffectofdominanceintheair,land,maritime,andspacedomainsandinformation
environment,whichincludescyberspace,thatpermitstheconductofjointoperationswithouteffective
oppositionorprohibitiveinterference.[1]
TheUnitedStatesmilitary'sdoctrinehasespousedastrategicintenttobecapableofachievingthisstateina
conflict,eitheraloneorwithallies[2]bydefeatinganyadversaryandcontrollinganysituationacrosstherange
ofmilitaryoperations.
Thestatedintentimpliessignificantinvestmentinarangeofcapabilities:dominantmaneuver,precision
engagement,focusedlogistics,andfulldimensionalprotection.

Criticism
Asearlyas2005,thecredibilityoffullspectrumdominanceasapracticalstrategicdoctrinewasdismissedby
ProfessorPhilipTayloroftheUniversityofLeeds[3]anexpertconsultanttotheUSandUKgovernmentson
psychologicaloperations,propagandaanddiplomacy.
"It'strue,thoughrarelyrecognizedinthecontrolfreakeryworldofthemilitary,thatfullspectrum
dominanceisimpossibleintheglobalinformationenvironment."

MetaphoricalUseoftheTerm

FullSpectrumDominanceisusedinanumberofnonmilitaryfieldstodescribeacomprehensivetacticaleffort
tosupportastrategy.Inmarketing,FullSpectrumDominancecanrefertoanintegratedcampaignthattakes
intoaccountreachinganaudienceacrossawidevarietyofplatformsandmediatoguaranteevisibilityand
reinforcement.Thismightincludesimultaneousintegrationofonlinepromotionswithdirectmarketing,public
relations,socialmediaandothertacticalmarketingvehicles.

Seealso
Geostrategy
Networkcentricwarfare
ProjectfortheNewAmericanCentury

References
1.DepartmentofDefenseDictionaryofMilitaryandAssociatedTerms(JP30)page96(http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/n
ew_pubs/jp1_02.pdf)
2.JointVision2020,U.S.DepartmentofDefense
3.JasonVest(December1,2005)."MissedPerceptions".GovernmentExecutive.

Furtherreading
Engdahl,F.WilliamFullSpectrumDominance:TotalitarianDemocracyintheNewWorldOrder
Boxborough,MA:2009ThirdMillenniumPress.268pages.
"FullSpectrumDominance:TotalitarianDemocracyintheNewWorldOrder".ReviewofF.William
Engdahl'sbook.ByStephenLendman.GlobalResearch,June22,2009
Mahajan,Rahul"FullSpectrumDominance,U.S.powerinIraqandbeyond".NewYork:2003Seven
StoriesPress.
Vest,Jason"MissedPerceptions".GovernmentExecutive,December1,2005

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