Taming The Polar Bear

Abstract

The Arctic environment is changing, drastically revealing opportunities and vulnerabilities. In this environment, the U.S./NATO could be challenged by a failing and assertive Russia in a potential conflict in the form of a limited conventional war comparable to the Falklands war. Russia's vast arsenal of Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2AD) capabilities in the space-, cyber-, air-, land and maritime domains constitutes a challenge to deny the U.S./NATO access to, or denial in, a conflict scenario in the European Arctic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1023620

Entities

People

  • Mikkel N. Behrens

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Climate Change
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Ridges
  • Terrain
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space