Energy and National Security

Abstract

There is broad consensus that the United States must maintain a military readiness to defend oil supplies if needed. The need for a military component to energy security is made more manifest by the concentration of oil resources in the politically volatile Persian Gulf. The market forces which the U.S. government is encouraging should make the United States and world economy more dependent of Persian Gulf oil, which is the cheapest source of energy available. That concentration of energy production in one area makes the world economy more vulnerable to supply disruptions, including by a dictator eager to create a temporary shortage that drives up prices or encourages others to turn a blind eye to his aggressive plans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA394696

Entities

People

  • Patrick Clawson

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Economic Policy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Production
  • Energy Security
  • Fissile Materials
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Natural Resources
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Persian Gulf
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • United States

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies