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DTIC ADA430077: The Impact of Missile Threats on the Reliability of... |
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Although the United States will continue to utilize |
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overseas military bases in the next decade, the |
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acquisition and improvement of long-range missiles by |
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several potential aggressors will pose new operational |
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and strategic problems for U.S. forces. Several states |
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will likely attain a credible capability to threaten U.S. |
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bases within their respective regions, despite the |
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sophistication of U.S. missile defenses. Strategically, |
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there are uncertainties about whether the United States |
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can deter some of these new missile-capable actors. |
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Deterrence problems will create new risks to U.S. |
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deployed forces: If deterrence fails, U.S. troops will be |
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at a higher level of exposure. Alternately, missiles will |
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grant states some leverage to dissuade the United States |
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from actually using overseas forces, as well as a means |
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to coerce host states into denying access to the United |
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States. Though several factors will mitigate these |
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concerns, the question remains: How reliable will |
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alliance-derived tripwires and other deployments be in |
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the overall U.S. strategy of engagement? Alterations in |
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force structure, tailored to these threats, will likely |
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be needed. |
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Date Published: 2018-05-24 00:26:29 |
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Identifier: DTIC_ADA430077 |
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Item Size: 44246035 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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