Oil as a Strategic Weapon.

Abstract

This thesis attempts to determine if oil can be used as a strategic weapon to coerce other nations into action or inaction. Four oil crises are examined--Iran in 1951, the Suez Canal crisis, 1956, and the embargoes of 1967 and 1973. It was determined that oil was not an effective force prior to the 1970's. However, certain conditions allowed oil to be used effectively during and subsequent to the 1973 crisis. Evidence indicates that oil will continue to be effective as a strategic weapon in the foreseeable future so long as the industrialized countries depend on imported oil. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057793

Entities

People

  • James L. Mcauliffe

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Commerce
  • Economics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Photoacoustic Tomography
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Teamwork
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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  • Strategic Security Studies