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Naval War College Review

Volume 54, Number 4 (2001) Autumn


WHY WE FIGHT. At 9:03 a.m., a hijacked airliner strikes World Trade Center Tower Two in New York City, as Tower One (right), struck eighteen minutes before, burns. Thirty-seven minutes later, a third hijacked airliner will strike the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; at 10 a.m., a fourth will crash in Pennsylvania. At 8:30 that evening, President George W. Bush will speak to and for the nation: “Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. . . . Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures . . . have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. . . . A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.”

On 20 September the president informed the world how it would do so: “Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign. . . . It may include dramatic strikes . . . and covert operations. . . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them . . . until there is no refuge. . . . And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism.”

The Naval War College’s new President, Rear Admiral Rodney P. Rempt (whose President’s Forum begins on page 7), has mobilized the institution to support the nation’s new war, with special studies, faculty task forces, symposia, and scholarship. An example of the latter is our lead article, by Professor Ahmed Hashim. Also, Robert Harkavy’s geostrategic study, though written before the events, speaks directly to issues that must now be squarely faced.

Full Issue

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Full Autumn 2001 Issue
The U.S. Naval War College

From the Editor

President's Forum

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President’s Forum
Rodney P. Rempt

Articles

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How China Might Invade Taiwan
Piers M. Wood and Charles D. Ferguson

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Review Essay—What Are China’s Intentions?
Andrew R. Wilson, Robert Manning, Robert Montaperto, and Brad Roberts

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Review Essay—Battle on the Potomac
Thomas C. Hone and George C. Wilson

Book Reviews

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Waging Modern War
Patrick C. Sweeney and Wesley K. Clark

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A Nuclear Strategy for India
Thomas G. Mahnken and Raja Menon

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Keystone: The American Occupation of Okinawa and U.S.-Japanese Relations
James Jay Carafano and Nicholas Evan Sarantakes

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Nuclear Rivals: Anglo-American Atomic Relations, 1941–1952
Myron A. Greenberg and Septimus H. Paul

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Hap Arnold and the Evolution of American Airpower
Phillip S. Meilinger and Dik Alan Daso

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Enigma: The Battle for the Code
William B. Hayler and Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Additional Writing

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In My View
Phillip S. Meilinger

Credit

Chao Soi Cheong, AP Wide World Photos.