An Air Campaign for a Second Korean War: A Strategy for Attacking the Centers of Gravity

Abstract

This paper proposes an operational air campaign for a Second Korean War. The author argues that North Korea has three concentric centers of gravity- -one each at the strategic, operational, and tactical level. The strategic center is the national and military leadership; the operational center is the North Korean Integrated Air Defense System; the tactical center of gravity is the North Korean army in the field and the logistics system which supports it. The author proposes an air campaign to simultaneously attack and defeat each of them in support of the overall theater campaign, in order to conclude a future conflict on favorable terms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253214

Entities

People

  • Charles O. Sylling

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Defense Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Gravity
  • Guided Bombs
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies