| ID | 100664 |
| Title Proper | Talking about sea control |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rubel, Robert C |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The year 1990 was a significant one in naval history. It marked the transition from a world in which the oceans were contested to one in which one navy had uncontested command of the sea. The evidence for this shift is that during the run-up to the first Gulf War with Iraq, the U.S. Navy positioned half of its total aircraft carrier striking power in narrow seas, splitting it between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. If there was any conceivable threat, such a move would have constituted strategic Russian roulette. The incipient demise of the Soviet Union and the evaporation of its fleet, along with Iran's decision to stand aside, made the only threat to U.S. ships the stub oil platforms in the Persian Gulf and some mines in the gulf's northern reaches. |
| `In' analytical Note | Naval War College Review Vol. 63, No. 4; Aut 2010: p38-47 |
| Journal Source | Naval War College Review Vol. 63, No. 4; Aut 2010: p38-47 |
| Key Words | Sea Control ; Gulf War ; US - Navy ; Navy ; Aircraft Carrier |