US Oil Dependency -- The New Weapon of Mass Disruption
Abstract
America's economy, American's very way of life, has become dependent on foreign oil. America can reverse its oil dependency over generations, but in terms of days, weeks, or even months, the nation is perilously dependent on the free flow of oil and the energy oil produces. It is reasonable to suggest that America should have a plan to deal with a man-made (9/11) or natural (Katrina) disruption to America's oil needs. Hurricane Katrina suggests that America does not have an emergency energy plan to deal with short-term energy disruption. This paper's focus is America's need for a plan to deal with short-term energy disruption, a proposed plan, and how that plan could be used as a Flexible Deterrent Option.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 22, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA469668
Entities
People
- Joseph E. Czarnik
Organizations
- United States Army War College