The Psychological Use of Air Power: British Doctrine and the Contemporary Strategic Environment

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· 발행기관 : 경희대학교 인류사회재건연구원
· 수록지 정보 : Oughtopia (오토피아) / 33권 / 2호 / 295 ~ 325페이지
· 저자명 : 전광호

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This paper will show that air power consistently has been used to produce psychological effect throughout its history, but the psychological use of air power is underrated in current British air power doctrine. The paper will cover three key areas in order to show where current British air power doctrine could be updated: coercion, the psychological use of air power in operations other than war, and the combination of physical and psychological air strategies in order to achieve synergy.
The ability of air power to produce psychological effect has long been proven yet it remains of limited focus in British air power thinking. In the current strategic environment where collateral and proportionality concerns constrain kinetic air operations, air power’s psychological effect can be even more important than its physical effects. This paper analyses coercion, the asymmetric advantages of air power, PSYOPS, and strategic paralysis, in order to show areas in which British air power doctrine could be updated. The paper argues that the psychological use of air power needs a greater profile in future British air power doctrine. Although, UK air doctrine is not yet familiar to a Korean audience, the lessons of the Royal Air Force have the potential to enrich existing thinking and elucidate the needs of contemporary air force.

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