The Future of Strategic ASW

Abstract

This article seeks to answer the question of how important strategic ASW might be in the operational (as opposed to the declaratory) maritime strategies of the US and USSR in the 1990s by addressing factors which would enter into their decision making. It presents a series of propositions and supporting information or arguments about strategic submarine forces in the 1990s, the strategic ASW options open to the superpowers, and their views on strategic ASW today. It then focuses on those issues upon which decisions about the future would probably rest: What are the prospects for success? What are the consequences for success? That is, is there a compelling strategic rationale, a compelling benefit, to undertake a dedicated strategic ASW campaign?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA235806

Entities

People

  • Donald C. Daniel

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boats
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Deterrence
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Strategic Security Studies