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estraint (15 systematic reviews) summarised subsequent studies related to CTOs in 2016, and the experience of all the persons involved in its use concluding that no new evidence existed (Rugkåsa, 2016). (five systematic reviews). The harmful effects of these These systematic reviews reveal an overlapping of stud- measu...
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isk of bias. the scarcity of new studies, thus highlighting the diffi- However, it is clear that more evidence is needed regard- culties encountered when performing randomised con- ing the prevalence and effectiveness of this approach. trolled trials on this subject. Nevertheless, it is surprising Sailas and Fenton (20...
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et al. (2018). clinical trials to study mechanical restraint and seclu- Studying informal coercion remains a challenge for sion involves ethical, methodological and professional mental health professionals, and studies on the topic are challenges, as it implies that, when faced with a complex scarce; as a result, it i...
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clude the very lack of evidence on its effectiveness and the violation of rules or restrictions that govern an inpatient unit, as well human rights it represents has motivated international as constant and intensive observation of users in their regulations to suppress its use (United Nations Human room, or surveillanc...
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ed from the per- decision-making, and synonymous with informal coer- spective of its related factors and the alternatives to re- cion), based on the experience and perspectives of mental duce its use, which was one of the subcategories with the health service users. They concluded that psychological 14470349, 2024, 2, ...
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t (treatment pressure) and and actions to be taken when he/she is no longer capable to social rules, and can be exerted not only by mental of making decisions (Edan et al., 2021; Suess-Schwend health professionals, but also by family and friends, as et al., 2016). Examples include determining preferences described by P...
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cating, cision-maker on their behalf, among others (Jankovic which is highly dependent on additional contextual fac- et al., 2020). tors, such as the quality of the interpersonal relationship, the institutional setting, the spatial environment and the type of discourse. Hence, this might explain why certain STRENGTHS A...
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processes. when coercive measures are applied one of the main eth- In this umbrella review, these limitations have been ical challenges is to find a balance between promoting compensated through an inclusive search strategy and good (beneficence) and inflicting harm (maleficence). a rigorous and independent methodolog...
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nd on are heterogeneous, which made it difficult to perform the attitudes and behaviour of professionals, in addi- meta-analyses. tion to reducing coercive measures. According to Berge et al. (2018), professionals should express their concern and empathy towards users and strive to improve their CONCLUSION own communic...
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erience of coercion can influ- the quality and risk of bias of the reviews included. The ence users' satisfaction with the mental healthcare they main research topic of the systematic reviews included receive. In this context, the findings of two reviews was seclusion and restraint, and we considered the ob- excluded f...
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The physical and emotional consequences of some critical elements contributing to a better percep- coercive measures are well known, but the prevalence of tion of coercion and to higher satisfaction levels, such their use remains high or unclear in all population groups. as confidence, the use of informed consent, saf...
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hem is necessary. decisions regarding their hospitalisation, treatment or therapeutic plan, though since then advance directives have been put in place to address this. Advance direc- RELEVANCE FOR CLINICAL tives are intended to avoid these situations by respecting PRACTICE AND RESEARCH the rights and wishes of those r...
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Library for rules of use; OA articles are governed by the applicable Creative Commons License | AN UMBRELLA REVIEW ON COERCION 277 suppress the use of coercive measures, but coercion con- study. There is a clear need for research about precise tinues to be employed and is a phenomenon that arouses interventions to red...
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practice are man- but also in terms of organisational aspects. The evidence ifested in this review. The harmful effects of the ap- available on informal coercion, its characterisation and plication of coercive measures for all those involved is its consequences both for professionals and users is still reflected in the...
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on: MAC and VSM. the therapeutic paradigm and to facilitate their own anger management is likely to help reduce the employ- ACKNOW LED GEM ENTS ment of coercive measures. From an ethical perspective, The authors thank Laura Queipo Oller and Manuel mental health nurses could benefit from training in the Álvarez Vizcaíno...
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d help manage their main calls: The Spanish Mental Health Nurses Association ethical concern; namely that the lack of culturally appro- (AEESME) 2020 Research Grant and the Foundation priate care implies that belonging to ethnical minorities for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of means receiving more co...
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Y STATEMENT reduce the use of coercive measures in this vulnerable The data that supports the findings of this study are population, as they have proven to be effective in pre- available in the Supporting Information of this article. vious studies. Evidence of the effectiveness of the use of CTOs and ETHICS STATEMENT o...
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ceive training and Jofré Hospital (Valencia). The study protocol was also institutional support in this process. approved by the hospital's medical director and super- The perspective of acute mental healthcare users con- visors of the nursing staff. Prior to each interview, the firms that negative attitudes among staf...
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Psychological Operations Principles and Case Studies Editor FrankL. Goldstein, Col, USAF Co-editor Benjamin F. Findley, Jr., Col, USAFR AirUniversity. Press MaxwellAirForceBase,Alabama September 1996 (cid:9)(cid:9) Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Psychological operations : principles and case studiesj ...
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heviews expressed inthispublicationarethoseoftheauthors and donotreflect theofficial policyor position ofthe DepartmentofDefense orthe United States government. This publication hasbeen reviewed by securityand policyreviewauthorities and iscleared for public release. For SalebytheSuperintendent ofDocuments US Governmen...
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ed 3 No More Tactical Information Detachments: US Military PsychologicalOperations in Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Col Alfred H. Paddock, Jr., USA, Retired 4 Blending Military andCivilian PSYOP Paradigms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 51 Col Benjamin F.Findley, Jr., USAFR PART II N...
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Analysis of US PSYOP . . . . . . . . 121 Lt Col Philip P. Katz, USA, Retired Ronald D. McLaurin Preston S. Abbott PART III Strategic, Tactical, and Operational PSYOP Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 10 Soviet Active Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 DeWitt S. Copp 11 What Soviet PSYOP Mir...
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Element ofNational Power . . . . . . . . . 333 MajJamesV. Keifer, USAF, Retired 25 PSYOP in Desert Shield/Desert Storm . . . . . , , 341 Col FrankL. Goldstein, USAF Col Daniel W. Jacobowitz, USAF,Retired EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Lt Gen SamuelV. Wilson, USA, Retired CONTRIBUTORS . . . . . . . ...
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" poster . . . . . . .271 10 Military Support Group (MSG) . . . . 273 Table 1 Exhibit I PSYOPEffort andRelative Effectiveness in the Persian Gulf . . . . .~ . 349 Foreword From a military commander's perspective, the role of psychological operations (PSYOP) inthe successfulplanning and execution ofmodern military opera...
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andCase Studies serves as a fundamental guide to PSYOP philosophy, concepts, principles, issues, and thoughtfor both those new to, and those experienced in, the PSYOPfieldand PSYOPapplications. This bookclarifies the value ofPSYOP asacost-effective weapon and incorporates itas apsychological instrument ofUS militaryand...
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and serves as an introduction to the overall nature, historical background, concepts, and principles ofpsychological operations. Theseindependentarticles, which reflect the broad scope ofhistoricaldevelopment and thought aboutPSYOP, are intendedto beafoundation for understanding the basic nature and key elements ofPSYO...
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dministered, and implemented. PartIIIdeals with the objectives andactivities of strategic, tactical, operational, and other types ofPSYOP. These authors emphasize that all forms ofPSYOP should primarily support the attainment of national policy and objectives. They conclude that the key to allUS PSYOP is credibility of...
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berty in Panama. They address (1) our national antidrug policy and its relationship to therole of military psychological operations and (2) the importance of the political-psychological dimensions ofconflict and insurgency. By addressing the breadth and depth of psychological operations thought, this collection ofPSYOP...
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ndCase Studies is not acollectivework and does not attempt to be.Each article isan independent effort and together theyrepresent acrosssection ofwhatthe "bestand brightest" feelis key toboth offensive and defensive psycho- logical operations. Whatthe 24 contributors share, besides their own particularexpertise inPSYOP,...
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tion whilehostile PSYOPefforts against the US aremisunderstood and often ineffectively countered. Although the Soviet threat has ended, three Soviet PSYOP articles are deliberately included because the classic Soviet PSYOP model has been taught and integrated into third world countries all overthe world and will contin...
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erations; it directed that PSYOPbe considered forimmediate and effective use in crises and hostilities; and itdirected the use ofovert PSYOP programs in peacetime. Theplanpresented an across-the-board baseline of problem areas and laidout specific remedial actions for fundamental improvementsin ourcapabilityto employ P...
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ify articles with related themes intoacommon category. We mustunderscorethe fact that these essays are indepen- dentofeach other. Manywere written and published decades ago, and most were originallypublished indifferingformats with differing style requirements. Those thatwere written inthe present tenseyears ago have b...
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mofthe firstpage. We are grateful to the 24 contributing authors and regret that we couldnot include biographical information onall of them; unfortunately, we were unable to obtain biographical dataonPreston S. Abbott. We thankJ. Schmier, B.Karabaich, and C. Williamson, who providedassistanceto MSgtBlair and ColGoldste...
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ANG. and SOIcpoerpaetoifons PART Nature Psychological (PSYOP) Introduction The scope of military PSYOP during World War II, the Korean War, andinmuch ofthe 1960s was primarily limited to combat propaganda and psychologicalwarfare (psywar). During those times, it was accepted as aspecializedtactical application and asa...
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calandmilitary goals. Part I serves as an introduction to the overall nature, historical background, and concepts ofPSYOP, and to some principles that can be used for training in the field of psychological operations. The independent articles in this section reflectthe broadrange ofhistorical development and thought ab...
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ychological operations. The six major military objectives ofPSYOP are condensedfor the reader. The late Col Fred W. Walker, USAF, Retired, presents strategicconcepts formilitary PSYOP to enhance the overall understandingofthePSYOPdimension and its challenges. His emphasis is on the public's understanding that the US go...
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vides abrief perspective on the evolution ofmilitaryPSYOP. He addresses the 1985 Department ofDefense (DOD) PSYOPMaster Plan as themajorframework forrebuilding worldwidemilitary PSYOP capabilities in support of national objectives in peace and crisis and atall levels ofconflict. Colonel Paddock presents several essenti...
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tactics to successfully influenceperceptions, motivations, attitudes, and opinions to achieve results, so military PSYOP canand should employ similar approaches to market our country. Colonel Findley focuses on basic persuasion andmarketingprinciples and on business lessons learned. Psychological Operations An Introdu...
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itary, economic,and ideological actions. Properly employed, PSYOP reduces the morale and combat efficiencyof enemy troops and creates dissidence and disaffection within their ranks. Psychological operations can promote resistance within a civilian populace against a hostile regime or be employed to enhance the image of...
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ial presented in any particular overtPSYOP message will be verifiable against independent sources. Truth and falsehood in propaganda must beseparated from overt and covert operations and the issue ofwhite, gray, and black (false) propaganda. Overt propagandais produced by a government or organizationthat takes responsi...
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for it. Gray propaganda is material that is distributed without an identified source. It may be true or false. Blackpropaganda is material produced by onesource that purports to have emanated from anothersource. Such covert produytions maybe used to damage the credibility ofa white (truthful) source by disseminating o...
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e and falsifies allthe invader's claims of a "just" war. Propaganda maylegitimately be economical ofthe truth. For example, in describing the triumph ofdemocracy there is no particular obligation to discuss the role ofBoss 'tweed in urban politics. Military psychological operations are inherently joint operations. Unif...
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he psychological dimension covers the battlefield as well as the effects upon the soldiers fighting the battle, their military leaders and staffs, the political leaders, and the civilian population. On the field ofbattle, US forces want to face an enemywho is both unsure abouthis cause and capabilities GOLDSTEIN/JACOBO...
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ypointalong theoperationalcontinuum. The operational environmentinwhich psychological operations are conducteddoes not, by itself, dictate or limit PSYOP actions or the levelof PSYOPapplied. In environments short ofdeclared war, national PSYOP policy is normally derived from official policy statements and declarations ...
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products reflectand support national policy,these overtmessages are as official as any White House press release. Therefore, appropriatePSYOP policy and strategy must fullyintegrateDepartment of Defense (DOD) PSYOPinto theseinternational information programs to alleviate the potential for disseminating contradictory in...
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ance groups, and other messages. The effectiveness of this communication on the target audience depends on their perceptions of the communicator's credibility-does the PSYCHOLOGICALOPERATIONS communicator have the capability to carryout the threatened actions? PSYOP actions convey information not only to intended targe...
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n is broadcast. The methodology ofovert propaganda analysis is arcane anddifficult, as much derived from art as science. Some practitioners believethe method is more valid when aimed at totalitarian propaganda than PSYOP produced by democracies. Democratic propaganda normally is farless patterned, possiblybecausethe pr...
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policymakers must articulate our nationalandmilitaryactions (ifwe don't, otherswill). Communicating unambiguously to allies, enemies, and neutrals is a key element of US national strategy. The effectiveness of deterrence,powerprojection, and other strategic concepts hinges on ourability to influence the perceptions of ...
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ng the secretary ofstate, congressional leaders, and GOLDSTEIN/JACOBOWITZ military commanders, similarly are tacticalelements carrying outthe information strategy.Tactical actions ofthis nature, delivered atthe strategic level, are analogous tothe actual tactical delivery ofweapons to targets ofa strategic nature in a ...
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tion's fate requires skillful performance.Military PSYOP may be undertakenatthe strategic level, augmenting othernational communications systems, particularly in areas for whichthe peacetime national systems-such as the United States InformationAgency-have no access. In every case, it iscrucial thatmilitary PSYOPbe int...
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gn perceptions ofUS military capability, determination, and responsiveness to US political goalsand to supportoverall USpolicy. Psychological operations are an important dimension of overall military operations. They may be usedby commanders to influence the attitudes and behavior offoreign groups in a manner favorable...
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Strategic psychological operations are usually considered an aspect ofpublic diplomacy and are normally established and guided by intergovernment working groups created for a particular short-term situationor regional area ofconcern. The intergovernment groups meet periodically to clarify strategic PSYOP policy in ligh...
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n merits. PSYOP messages cannot replacetactical performance or redeem inadequate training, weapons, or tactics that result in poor combat performance. However, the methodology can increase the overallfunctional degradation ofenemycapability. Missiles, bombs, bullets, and maneuvers establish the context for PSYOPmultipl...
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estern circles, truthfulness is adesirable goal in itself,andis the principal means forbuildingcredibility among targeted audiences. Success in PSYOP rests on thorough analysis and planning. Modern PSYOPplanning includes a target analysis that consists of several phases. The first phase identifies possible targetaudien...
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tal factors-social, economic, political, military,and physical-that influence the target audience. Audience effectiveness is the capability ofthe targetaudience tocarry out the psyopser's desired response. The concept of audience effectiveness is fundamental to PSYOP success at strategic andtactical levels. If thegoal ...
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strikes of previously damaged targets may dissuade them from voluntarily working. However, if they are slave laborers, the audience may be nonresponsive regardless of their suscep- tibility. The responsive audience may be taskmasters, or high-level commanders. Forexample, the susceptibility ofthe high-level audiences m...
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t chapterin a long history of PSYOP as an integral part ofmilitary strategy. Throughout much ofmilitary history, PSYOP's presence has been felt in battlefield cam- paigns. Psychological operations were integrated into the commander's scheme ofmaneuver before the labelofPSYOP wasinvented andwithoutthebenefitofthorough o...
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mingly, relevant andeffective. As early as the Battle of Bunker Hill, colonial military PSYOP operators used leaflets designed to work on the susceptibilities of theeffective audience. Leaflets distributed amongBritish troops inBoston by trusted colonial agents were based upon analysis ofthe situation and the condition...
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e hope ofachieving enough riches to obtain farmland. Themost effective message slightly pointed outthat to obtain land inthe colonies, asoldierneeded merely to desert and walk west until he foundasuitable plot. Hessian mercenaries in particular respondedto this appeal laterin thewar, and aconsiderable number of the pre...
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nthe Franco-American force that was victorious at Yorktown-but also helped bring Lafayette, Pulaski, andKosciuszko toAmerican shores. The campaignswithin Britain that drained political supportforthe war were most effective. Battlefield competence was important to thesuccess ofthis effort and included not only victories...
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the hope of winning support for theirrespective causes. It remains questionable, however, thatthese campaigns had been formally planned and that theproper resources were marshaled to execute them. The Southern campaign was virtually undercut by the Confederate refusal to sell cotton to Great Britain. This economic suic...
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d matter. Howthe PSYOP detailswere integrated into the shooting war ofthe day, or how well PSYOPinduced surrenders, was not recorded for history. What is known, however, is that surrenders occurred with a positive correlation to PSYOP activities. Thus, military analysts began taking a newlook at PSYOPas an ingredient w...
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, military actionswere undertaken fortheir PSYOP effect. The Doolittle raid againstJapanwas considered an importantPSYOPevent for atleast two reasons. The carefully plannedraid demon- strated credibly to the Japanese thatthe US could reach and bomb their homeland, prompting them to take unnecessary steps for home defen...
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OP maturedas a combat force multiplier, albeit through aseries ofstarts and stops. During the 1950s, the Soviet Union made great strides in both strategicand internal PSYOP. Soviet client-statesbeganvery elaborate psychological operations forforeigninsurgents and home consurhption. At the same time, little was apparent...
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heir PSYOP. The US government wasineffective inboth public informationand publicpolicy in mobilizing itspublic for the war. As a result of this negative experience in Vietnam, the US government learned the importance of domestic and foreign support ofmajorpolicy goals. In the more recent conflicts, PSYOPhas been integr...
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nalization ofthe concept proposed by Sun Tzu, the Chinesemilitary strategist, that to fight and conquerin allyour battles is notsupreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's 14 GOLDSTEIN /JACOBOWITZ resistance withoutresorting to fighting. Because soldiers and civilians have not fundamentally ...
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lement of deliberate misinformation-or even some public lies-involved in such activity. It is time thatthese misperceptions were set straight. The public must understand thatthe United States government does not engage inpublic disinformation activities inpursuing national policy. This article concentrates on peacetime...
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ar." This is demonstrably any program that supports a long-term effort to achieve a nationalor regionalforeignpolicy objective through persuasion. We might consider the term persuasive communications to mean the same thing as psychological operations. How did we become focused on strategic psychological activities? Qui...
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ves inalllegal and proper areas. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger ordered an extensive study on how best to implement the president's direction. This action resulted in a master plan torevitalize military capabilities and better apply them to support long-termpeacetime national security objectives. Keyelements...