Threats to US energy security: the challenge of Arab oil

Journal Article · Mon Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 1979 · Backgrounder; (United States)

OSTI ID:5651740

Phillips, J

Assured access to foreign oil supplies is a vital national interest of the United States which has been repeatedly jeopardized in the 1970s and one that will face additional critical challenges in the 1980s. This paper identifies and analyzes various threats to US energy security both in terms of their past use and future usability. Since the most ominous threat to US energy security is posed in connection with the Arab-Israeli conflict, the paper focuses on the Arab oil weapon, although the energy-security implications of the Iranian revolution are also assessed.

• OSTI ID: 5651740
• Journal Information: Backgrounder; (United States), Vol. 95
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ECONOMICS
ENERGY SUPPLIES
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PROFITS
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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