Deterring the Dragon: Air-Sea BattIe and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Abstract
The growing concern over China's anti-access capabilities is beginning to show signs of greater attention among the leadership of the United States. There is growing concern over ensuring the global balance of power remains stable while the United States effects conflict transition in both Iraq and Afghanistan. China has shown remarkable capacity to leverage the United States' over focus on the Global War on Terrurism and its own economic windfall to expand its regional influence in the Northeast Asia. Although the United States possesses an unprecedented ability to globally project power, the ability to project power is finite and expensive. It is of vital national interest that the bi-Iateral alliance with Japan strengthens in light of the growing anti-access capability possessed by China. Through the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, Air-Sea Battle provides a concept for deterrence that will address the growing anti-access threat to Northeast Asia as a result of China's military modernization, thereby leading to the continued preeminence of U.S. and allied military presence in the Pacific during the first quarter of the 21st century.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 17, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA545431
Entities
People
- Dennis G. Scarborough
Organizations
- National Defense University