UID:
kobvindex_DGP432139907
Umfang:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (145 p.))
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781442240773
Serie:
CSIS Reports
Inhalt:
The Iranian Sea-Air-Missile Threat To Gulf Shipping; Table of Contents; I. THE ROLE OF ENERGY EXPORTS IN DETERMINING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE IRANIAN THREAT; THE GROWING GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF MARITIME TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE GULF; CHOKEPOINTS AND THE BROADER MARITIME THREAT; THE IRANIAN MARITIME THREAT TO IRAN; II. THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF IRAN'S NAVAL FORCES; THE RANGE OF MARITIME THREATS; Submarines; Corvettes and Major Surface Ships; Missile Patrol Boats; Other Patrol Boats and Smaller Vessels; Mine Warfare; Amphibious Vessels; Hovercraft; Naval Aviation; Anti-Ship Missile Forces
Inhalt:
NAVAL GUARDS, MARINES, SPECIAL FORCES, AND MARINESStructure and Organization; Ships and Small Craft; Probable Effectiveness; THE NAVAL SIDE OF THE SHIFT TO ASYMMETRIC WARFARE; IRANIAN OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS ON IRAN'S NAVAL POSTURE IN THE GULF; III. THE IRANIAN AIR FORCE: A WEAK AND AGING FORCE; THE UNCERTAINTIES AFFECTING IRAN'S AIRCRAFT AND MODERNIZATION; IRAN'S NAVAL AVIATION BRANCH; IRANIAN CLAIMS TO AIR MODERNIZATION AND COMBAT CAPABILITY; IRAN'S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN FIGHTING A SIGNIFICANT AIR WAR
Inhalt:
THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BALANCE: THE US, THE SOUTHERN GULF PROBLEM, AND IRAN'S CAPABILITY FOR AIR COMBATIV. LINKAGES TO IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILE AND NUCLEAR PROGRAMS; ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND NUCLEAR FORCES; ASYMMETRIC WARFARE AND WARS OF INTIMIDATION; ANTI-SHIP BALLISTIC MISSILE: THE KHALIJ FARS; V. FOCUSING ON THE BROADER THREAT FROM ASYMMETRIC FORCES; IRANIAN VIEWS OF IRAN'S ASYMMETRIC FORCES; ASYMMETRIC FORCES AND THE ART OF LIMITED WAR; ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAN'S GROWING MIX OF ASYMMETRIC WARFARE FORCES; A PROVEN HISTORY AND UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Inhalt:
USING ASYMMETRIC FORCES TO COMPENSATE FOR CONVENTIONAL WEAKNESSVI. "CLOSING THE GULF": IRAN'S REAL WORLD MILITARY OPTIONS FOR ASYMMETRIC WARFARE; STRATEGIC, ENERGY, AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS; STRATEGIC DEPENDENCE ON THE OVERALL FLOW OF GULF EXPORTS; SHIFTS IN FUTURE GLOBAL DEPENDENCE; The Critical Impact of Asian Dependence on Maritime Traffic Out of the Gulf; The Uncertainties in US Import Dependence; GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SUSTAINED INTERRUPTIONS; IRAN'S MILITARY ASSETS FOR SUCH A MISSION; Iran's Submarines; Iran's Submersibles and Midget Submarines'; Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs)'
Inhalt:
Major Surface Warships'Fast-attack Watercraft, Speedboats, Patrol Craft, and Hovercraft'; Shore and Ship-based ASCMs'; Naval Mines; Maritime Patrol Aircraft'; Helicopters; Torpedoes; UCAVs and UAVs; IRAN'S BASES AND OTHER ASSETS FOR "CLOSING THE GULF"; Prioritizing These Threats; VII. US AND ARAB GULF OPTIONS FOR COMPETING WITH IRAN'S ASYMMETRIC FORCES; US FORCES IN THE GULF; THE US PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN GULF, OTHER REGIONAL, BRITISH, AND FRENCH FORCES; Major Improvements in Air Power; Missile Defenses; The US, the Southern Gulf, and Iran's Capability for Naval Combat
Inhalt:
Dealing with the Broader Range of Problems in Gulf Internal Interoperability and Mission Focus
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781442240766
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-144-224-076-6
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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