In his article on the US Army in Vietnam, Peter Dunn argues that US Army doctrine militated against the adoption of a counterinsurgency in Vietnam. According to Dunn, what was the core focus of the US Army doctrine in the 1960s? Policing actions against communist insurgencies wherever they might pop up. O The "Central Front," or a possible war against the Soviet Union in Europe. The problem of integrating tactical nuclear weapons into an operational strategy. The use of helicopters to overcome the problems of time and terrain.

In his article on the US Army in Vietnam, Peter Dunn argues that US Army doctrine militated against the adoption of a counterinsurgency in Vietnam. According to Dunn, what was the core focus of the US Army doctrine in the 1960s? Policing actions against communist insurgencies wherever they might pop up. O The "Central Front," or a possible war against the Soviet Union in Europe. The problem of integrating tactical nuclear weapons into an operational strategy. The use of helicopters to overcome the problems of time and terrain.