| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 11, 2014). |
| Subject |
Air warfare -- Case studies.
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Air power -- Case studies.
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Air traffic rules, International.
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United States -- Military policy.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Aviation.
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Air power. (OCoLC)fst00802495
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Air traffic rules, International. (OCoLC)fst00802677
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Air warfare. (OCoLC)fst00802704
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Indexed Term |
Area denial (Military science) |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Added Title |
Strategic options for employing no-fly zones |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Mueller, Karl P. Denying flight. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013] 9780833081780 (DLC) 2013047281 |
| ISBN |
9780833081827 (electronic bk.) |
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0833081829 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833081780 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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