The Second Island Cloud: A Deeper and Broader Concept for American Presence in the Pacific Islands

Abstract

A new US strategy for the Western and central Pacific should abandon the narrow lens of the Second Island Chain and emphasize a broader Second Island Cloud that highlights Americas regional role and invests in a resilient, distributed, and enduring presence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2019
Accession Number
AD1077935

Entities

People

  • Andrew Rhodes

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Deployment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Marshall Islands
  • Military Facilities
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Second World War
  • Topography
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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