The United States and the Persian Gulf: Past Mistakes, Present Needs |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
SovietAmerican Naval Competition | 9 |
Western Interests in Saudi Arabia | 19 |
The Persian Gulf and us Alliance Relations | 27 |
The Rapid Deployment Force | 35 |
Concluding Remarks | 43 |
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Afghan allies American Arabian Peninsula Arabian Sea Asia AWACS battleships capabilities carrier battle groups conflict Cottrell crisis defense deployed deterrence Diego Garcia edited by Roy efforts enhance facilities fleet future Horn of Africa hostile Indian Ocean Indian Ocean area Indian Ocean littoral Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf Intelligence Requirements International invasion of Afghanistan Iranian revolution itary litical logistics Mediterranean Middle East miles Moorer National Security northwest quadrant Ocean-Persian Gulf area Pacific Pakistan permanent U.S. naval Persian Gulf Persian Gulf region ployment political erosion political instability port problems Rapid Deployment Force regime regional stability Roy Godson Saudi Arabia sealift Soviet invasion Soviet naval Soviet Navy Soviet presence Soviet Union strategic submarines superpower tankers threats tion U.S. bases U.S. forces U.S. military U.S. military presence U.S. naval deployments U.S. naval forces U.S. naval presence U.S. Navy U.S. policy U.S. presence U.S. ships undergird United USN Ret vessels Washington Western interests
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Page 49 - JOHN NORTON MOORE Walter L. Brown Professor of Law and Director, Center for Ocean Law and Policy.