| Amphibious Shipping Shortfalls: Risks and Opportunities to Bridge the Gap Contributor(s): Leed, Maren (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442240288 ISBN-13: 9781442240285 Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 359.938 |
| Series: CSIS Reports |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.3" W x 10.8" (0.65 lbs) 94 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this report, the CSIS Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies analyzes the types of capabilities necessary across the range of military operations, and compares that with the characteristics of amphibious ships, as well as those in the Combat Logistics Fleet, Maritime Prepositioning Force, and others. Resulting shortfalls in key capability areas suggest some degree of risk. The study then describes how amenable those risks may be to mitigation and some of the associated implications. This report provides a framework for policymakers to understand those areas in which alternative platforms might be most useful, where risks associated with their employment are most significant, and how readily broadening platforms beyond the uses for which they were designed might be accomplished. |