Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options.
The purpose of this thesis was to determine an appropriate strategy for the defense of NATO's Northern Flank. If NATO fails to successfully defend this Flank, its vital North Atlantic SLOCS will be severly threatened and the rear of the Central Front will be exposed to attack from the sea. Norw...
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ftdtic:ADA165485 2023-05-15T17:33:26+02:00 Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options. Mahon,Michael K NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 1985-12 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA165485 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA165485 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA165485 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Military Operations Strategy and Tactics *NATO *MILITARY STRATEGY *DEFENSE SYSTEMS WARFARE FORWARD AREAS STRATEGY STRATEGIC ANALYSIS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) ATTACK THESES BARRIERS NORWAY NORWEGIAN SEA PREPOSITIONING(LOGISTICS) DETERRENCE Northern Europe Text 1985 ftdtic 2016-02-21T01:36:19Z The purpose of this thesis was to determine an appropriate strategy for the defense of NATO's Northern Flank. If NATO fails to successfully defend this Flank, its vital North Atlantic SLOCS will be severly threatened and the rear of the Central Front will be exposed to attack from the sea. Norway's strategic location makes it the key to the defense of the region. Deterrence, the defense of Norway, and the protection of the Atlantic SLOCS are the fundamental goals of NATO in the region. Under current conditions NATO must meet two basic objectives to achieve these goals--the Alliance must provide reinforcements to Norway very early in a crisis and it must control the Norwegian Sea to maintain the war effort after the outbreak of hostilities. Four strategic options were considered in this analysis: expansion of deterrence, increased prepositioning, a defensive barrier, and forward defense. Of the four strategies, forward defense is recommended because it is the only strategy that adequately addresses the basic objectives. Text North Atlantic Norwegian Sea Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Norway Norwegian Sea |
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Military Operations Strategy and Tactics *NATO *MILITARY STRATEGY *DEFENSE SYSTEMS WARFARE FORWARD AREAS STRATEGY STRATEGIC ANALYSIS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) ATTACK THESES BARRIERS NORWAY NORWEGIAN SEA PREPOSITIONING(LOGISTICS) DETERRENCE Northern Europe |
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Military Operations Strategy and Tactics *NATO *MILITARY STRATEGY *DEFENSE SYSTEMS WARFARE FORWARD AREAS STRATEGY STRATEGIC ANALYSIS EXPOSURE(GENERAL) ATTACK THESES BARRIERS NORWAY NORWEGIAN SEA PREPOSITIONING(LOGISTICS) DETERRENCE Northern Europe Mahon,Michael K Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options. |
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The purpose of this thesis was to determine an appropriate strategy for the defense of NATO's Northern Flank. If NATO fails to successfully defend this Flank, its vital North Atlantic SLOCS will be severly threatened and the rear of the Central Front will be exposed to attack from the sea. Norway's strategic location makes it the key to the defense of the region. Deterrence, the defense of Norway, and the protection of the Atlantic SLOCS are the fundamental goals of NATO in the region. Under current conditions NATO must meet two basic objectives to achieve these goals--the Alliance must provide reinforcements to Norway very early in a crisis and it must control the Norwegian Sea to maintain the war effort after the outbreak of hostilities. Four strategic options were considered in this analysis: expansion of deterrence, increased prepositioning, a defensive barrier, and forward defense. Of the four strategies, forward defense is recommended because it is the only strategy that adequately addresses the basic objectives. |
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Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options. |
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Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options. |
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Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options. |
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Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: Analysis of NATO's Strategic Options. |
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