The Achilles Heel of Our National Strategy: Sealilft

Abstract

The ability to project our military forces to any theater of conflict effectively is the only way to assure their credibility and their ability to act as a deterrent. The conflict in Southwest Asia provided us with an opportunity to analyze our strategic lift capabilities against just the type of challenge that strategists see the United States most likely having to face in the future. Only the ready availability of foreign flag shipping, the hesitancy of the Iraqis to initiate hostilities, and the unique characteristics of Saudi Arabia kept our lack of surge sealift capability from seriously limiting the deployment of U.S. forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA491907

Entities

People

  • M. L. Hayes

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Ships
  • Cargo Ships
  • Governments
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • Market Economy
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Vehicles
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies