Air Power in the Modern Middle East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9755562 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul M A Linebarger (Washington, D. C., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 299 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Publication date | 1955-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271625529900114 |
| OpenAlex | W2056088922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
It is possible to guess at the strategy of the future and such a guess can be as scientific and valid as any estimate about a strategy that has been elaborated theoretically but not applied practically. The strategy of the past, though valid in many fundamental respects, has been modified irreversibly by the appearance of atomic and thermonuclear weapons. Considered as an area, the Middle East 1 presents three outstanding and significant characteristics with respect to air strategy. First, it is a passive area. Second, it is a zone for air bases. Third, it is a petroleum source. The Middle East is still a passive area in a world of air strategy. Though press reports from time to time indicate that Egypt is planning to undertake the manufacture of aircraft with the aid of
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |