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Rebuilding American military power in the Pacific a 21st-century strategy
Title
Rebuilding American military power in the Pacific [electronic resource] : a 21st-century strategy / Robbin F. Laird, Edward Timperlake, and Richard Weitz.
ISBN
9781440830457 (hard copy : alkaline paper)
1440830460 (e-book)
9781440830464 (e-book)
Published
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Praeger security international online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 16, 2023
Series
Changing face of war
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I - The strategic context
The Pacific landscape for operations
The Chinese factor in re-shaping Pacific strategy
The Chinese military evolves along with the economy
The challenge of a nuclear North Korea
Stakeholders in dealing with the North Koreans
The Arctic opening: its strategic impact
Protecting the conveyer belt and preparing for SLOC defense: a key foundation for a 21st century strategy
Part II - The remaking of U.S. and allied strategy: the case of Japan
The pivot to the Pacific
Japanese defense and foreign policy in transition
The geopolitics of Japan's drive for "dynamic defense"
Part III-shaping a new approach
Key building blocks for shaping a scalable force for 21st century missions
Living the transition: the USMC as the spearhead of change
The F-35 and Pacific strategy: shaping a core lynchpin
The weapons revolution
Preparing for a cultural revolution
Reshaping the force
Evolving 21st century capabilities
The way ahead.
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