Journal of Defense Management
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Abstract

Thinking Ahead

James M Keagle

The 3rd offset-finding those combinations of breakthrough technologies and operating concepts that keeps us ahead of our adversaries-is a central focus of the Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work (with due credit to former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel?s 2014 Defense Innovation Initiative). Like the first two offsets (simply put, nuclear weapons and precision guided munitions/GPS), this next offset will need to be truly transformational strategically, operationally, and monetarily (a true force multiplier).