Employing Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific
Employing Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific
Terrence K. Kelly
Anthony Atler
Todd Nichols
Lloyd Thrall
Copyright Date: 2013
Published by: RAND Corporation
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt5hhs77
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Employing Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific
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Land-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs) feature prominently in the capabilities of many island nations in the Western Pacific, but the United States currently lacks such systems. This report illustrates the potential strategic advantages of the United States working with partners to build a coalition ASM capability, particularly in the event of a conflict with China, and includes an assessment of logistical challenges and positioning approaches.

eISBN: 978-0-8330-7833-9
Subjects: Technology, Business, Transportation Studies
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-ii)
  2. Preface
    Preface (pp. iii-iv)
  3. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. v-vi)
  4. Figures
    Figures (pp. vii-viii)
  5. Tables
    Tables (pp. ix-x)
  6. Summary
    Summary (pp. xi-xviii)
  7. Acknowledgments
    Acknowledgments (pp. xix-xx)
  8. Abbreviations
    Abbreviations (pp. xxi-xxii)
  9. Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific
    Land-Based Anti-Ship Missiles in the Western Pacific (pp. 1-20)

    In his strategic defense guidance of January 2012, President Obama declared that U.S. economic and security interests are “inextricably linked to the developments in the arc extending from the Western Pacific and East Asia into the Indian Ocean and South Asia.”¹ In doing so, he shifted the U.S. focus to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and provided a set of precepts that will shape the future orientation of the joint force.²

    This shift in strategic priorities to East Asia was preceded by a growing literature about the threat to the ability of the United States to project and sustain power...

  10. APPENDIX A Selected Anti-Ship Missiles Capable of Being Launched from Ground-Based Platforms
    APPENDIX A Selected Anti-Ship Missiles Capable of Being Launched from Ground-Based Platforms (pp. 21-22)
  11. APPENDIX B Geospatial Analysis of ASM Capabilities in Strategic Asian Waterways
    APPENDIX B Geospatial Analysis of ASM Capabilities in Strategic Asian Waterways (pp. 23-28)
  12. Bibliography
    Bibliography (pp. 29-32)
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