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100 1  Gompert, David C.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Sea power and American interests in the western Pacific /
       |cDavid C. Gompert ; [foreword by James Dobbins]. 
264  1 Santa Monica, CA :|bRAND Corporation,|c2013. 
300    1 online resource (xxi, 193 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
500    "Rand National Defense Research Institute." 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  Sea power and the western Pacific: importance, scope, and 
       definition -- China, the United States, and the dynamic of
       sea power -- Technological change -- The oceanic commons -
       - Geo-politics -- Geography -- Structure -- Theory and 
       lessons of history -- Factors of sea power -- Sea power 
       then and now -- Anglo-American naval relations -- Anglo-
       German naval competition and conflict -- Japan and the 
       United States -- Lessons from theory and history -- U.S. 
       and Chinese interests and sea power in the western Pacific
       -- Chinese and U.S. trade -- U.S. interests -- U.S. 
       strategy toward China -- American sea power in the western
       Pacific -- Chinese interests -- Chinese strategy -- 
       Chinese sea power -- Conclusion: the interaction of U.S. 
       and Chinese sea power -- Technological change -- The 
       networking and targeting revolutions -- U.S. naval 
       strengths and weaknesses -- Chinese priorities, 
       capabilities, and potential -- Implications of current 
       trends -- U.S. responses -- A new posture in the Pacific: 
       toward phantom sea power -- Implementation: need versus 
       inertia -- Conclusions -- Regional maritime security -- 
       Mahan versus Mullen -- Maritime security and East Asia -- 
       Sino-American security cooperation: rocky path or barren 
       soil -- Conclusion -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 
       The need for American initiative -- The future of sea 
       power. 
520    China sees American sea power in East Asian waters as 
       threatening to itself, its regional aspirations, and 
       possibly its global access. So it is mounting a challenge 
       with anti-ship missiles, submarines, and a growing fleet 
       of its own. However, the United States will not relinquish
       its sea power, which it sees as needed to maintain its 
       influence and stability, despite China's growing might, in
       this vital region. History shows that rivalries between 
       established and rising sea powers tend to end badly, to 
       wit: Britain versus Germany before World War I and the 
       United States versus Japan before World War II. In this 
       case, technology that enables the targeting of surface 
       ships, especially aircraft carriers, favors the challenger,
       China. The United States can exploit technology more 
       boldly than it has previously to make its sea power less 
       vulnerable by relying more on submarines, drones, and 
       smaller, elusive, widely distributed strike platforms. Yet,
       such a U.S. strategy could take decades and even then be 
       vulnerable to Chinese cyber-war. Therefore, in parallel 
       with making its sea power more survivable, the United 
       States should propose an alternative to confrontation at 
       sea: East Asian multilateral maritime-security cooperation,
       with China invited to join. While China might be wary that
       such a regional arrangement would be designed to contain 
       and constrain it, the alternative of exclusion and 
       isolation could induce China to join. 
588 0  Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on 
       February 12, 2014). 
650  0 Sea-power|zPacific Area. 
650  0 Sea-power|zChina. 
650  0 Sea-power|zUnited States. 
650  0 Geopolitics|zChina. 
650  0 Naval strategy. 
650  7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING|xMarine & Naval.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING|xMilitary Science.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Geopolitics.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00941045 
650  7 Naval strategy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01035038 
650  7 International relations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00977053 
650  7 Sea-power.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01110196 
650  7 Strategic aspects of individual places.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01355062 
651  0 China|xStrategic aspects. 
651  0 United States|xRelations|zChina. 
651  0 China|xRelations|zUnited States. 
651  7 China.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01206073 
651  7 Pacific Area.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01243504 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
710 2  National Defense Research Institute (U.S.),|eissuing body.
776 08 |iPrint version:|aGompert, David C.|tSea power and 
       American interests in the western Pacific.|dSanta Monica, 
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