United States military strategy in the Persian Gulf. Study project
The importance of Persian Gulf oil, in the context of United States national security has been demonstrated in recent political, economic, and military terms. Substantial United States military resources have been devoted to maintain national security interests in the Persian Gulf region. This paper analyzes the United States military strategy designed to insure the US and its allies continued access to Persian Gulf oil and to suggest alternatives for possible improvement. Although the focus is on US military strategy in the Persian Gulf, it also covers others aspects of US national security policy and strategy. US military policy in the Persian Gulf is derived from a complex process that inextricably links the elements of national strategy with the elements of national power. Conclusions about US policy and strategy in the Persian Gulf that are properly focused and logical require an understanding of US interests and their priorities; US strategies and their feasibility; plus US capabilities and their limitations.
- Research Organization:
- Army War Coll., Carlisle Barracks, PA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5461664
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-209767/3/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ARABIAN SEA
ENERGY SOURCES
FOREIGN POLICY
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDIAN OCEAN
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MILITARY STRATEGY
NATIONAL SECURITY
NORTH AMERICA
PERSIAN GULF
PETROLEUM
RESOURCES
SEAS
SECURITY
SURFACE WATERS
TRADE
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