Denying flight
strategic options for employing no-fly zones
Our rough guess is there are 3,750 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 0 hours and 15 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 1 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Author
Publication
2013 - RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, California
Language
English
Word Count
3,750 words, Guess
Page Count
15 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL31182184M
- ISBN-139780833081780
- ISBN-100833081780
- OCLC Control Number864299625
- Library of Congress Control Number2013047281
Classifications
- DDC358.4/142
- LCCUG632 .M84 2013
Alternate Titles
- Strategic options for employing no-fly zones
Description
In recent years, discussions about external military intervention in local conflicts have often included consideration of no-fly zones (NFZs) as a policy option. In the past two decades, the U.S. Air Force has participated in three contingencies involving NFZs over Bosnia, Iraq, and Libya, and NFZ proposals have been proffered for some time as an option for intervention in the Syrian civil war that would avoid placing Western troops on the ground. This paper provides a preliminary look at NFZs as a strategic approach in such situations. It evaluates the possible objectives of NFZs, including (1) preventing the use of airpower, (2) coercing adversaries, (3) preparing future battlefields, (4) weakening potential enemies, (5) political posturing, and (6) signaling or creating commitment, and discusses the potential utility and probable limitations of each.
Subjects
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!