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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Area Denial"”.
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The distributed air wing
The development of advanced anti-access/area denial (A2AD) threats by potential adversaries presents a significant challenge to the United States Navy. The proliferation of these threats makes operating an aircraft carrier from contested waters a high-risk endeavor. If a carrier must be withheld …
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Chinese Nuclear Policy
… strategies of active defense and anti-access/area denial. Chinese nuclear policy will play a pivotal role in the future of China as it struggles to reduce the military superiority of the United States in East Asia. Innovative tactical nuclear weapons and advanced delivery vehicle technology …
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Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea
… China Sea and fear China may seek to control the area in the future. The United States does not recognize any of the disputants' claims as legitimate, but it does seek to increase its presence in Southeast Asia to balance China's power. Ultimately, China and the United States are deeply suspicious …
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China and Iran: Maritime Claims Backed by Developing Naval Forces and the Implications for U.S. Naval Forces
The goal of this thesis is to explore and clarify the extensive and contested maritime claims of the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran and to examine how the U.S. navy is equipped to address them should tensions escalate to armed confrontation. These island claims are both …