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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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/21242 2024-06-09T07:48:13+00:00 Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: analysis of NATO's strategic options Mahon, Michael Kevin. Parker, Patrick J. Naval Postgraduate School National Security Affairs (NSA) Sternberg, Joseph 1985-12 97 p.: 1 map application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/21242 en_US eng https://hdl.handle.net/10945/21242 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. Northern Flank Norwegian Sea Maritime Strategy forward defense NATO's strategic options National security affairs Thesis 1985 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:54:32Z 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 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/defendingnorwayn1094521242 Thesis North Atlantic Norwegian Sea Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun Norway Norwegian Sea |
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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 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/defendingnorwayn1094521242 |
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Defending Norway and the Northern Flank: analysis of NATO's strategic options |
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