The Future Shape of the U.S. Navy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9760733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman Friedman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 517 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 106-119 |
| Publication date | 1991-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1177/0002716291517001008 |
| OpenAlex | W2132770764 |
| Language | EN |
To be effective in a post-Cold War environment, the future U.S. Navy ought to be an outgrowth of the current form built around carriers and major amphibious ships. To the extent that economies are desirable, they should be made in limited-role antisubmarine warfare escorts rather than in carriers and carrier-capable escorts. Such a future navy would have the vital virtue of being able to shift back to confrontation with a major power such as the Soviet Union, should that become necessary
Aeronautics · Cold war · Navy · Physics · Political science · Power (physics · Soviet union · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Engineering · Law · Military and Defense Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |