Deterrence by denial : the efficacy of U.S. missile defense in the Persian Gulf as a deterrent against the Iranian regional missile threat.

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Collection	Master of Military Art and Science Theses
Title	Deterrence by denial : the efficacy of U.S. missile defense in the Persian Gulf as a deterrent against the Iranian regional missile threat.
Author	Thompson, Sonny A.
Branch/Country	United States Army
Abstract	The United States has significantly increased the deployment of missile defense systems, specifically Patriot and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis-BMD), to the Persian Gulf over the past six years. The increase from no missile defense assets in 2005 to two Patriot battalions spread across four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries was specifically intended for Iran. According to published Department of Defense reviews and statements from United States (U.S.) officials, the increase in forward presence is intended to deter an Iranian regional missile attack and to assure GCC partners of the U.S. resolve in the region. The purpose of this study is to assess whether or not the presence of the U.S. missile defense assets actually contributes deterrent effects against the will of Iranian leaders, to execute a necessary regional missile attack. The author investigates the credibility of the Iranian threat in terms of capability and will. He also assesses the effectiveness of U.S. missile defense assets in the region by investigating the relationship between intent of the deployment, forces allocated for this intent, and the offensive/defensive balance with the Iranian threat. Ultimately, this paper finds that U.S. missile defense assets in the Persian Gulf region, though arguably the best in the world, are not postured to strengthen conditions for deterrence.
Keyword	Missile defense; Persian Gulf Region; Iranian Armed Forces; Deterrence (Strategy)
Subject	Ballistic missiles -- Iran
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC) MMAS thesis
Focus Program	Joint Planner
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College,
Date, Original	2011-06-10
Date, Digital	2011-06-10
Resource Type	Textual
Format	PDF; Adobe Acrobat Reader required; 100 p.; 992 KB.
Call number	ADA 547467
Release statement	Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.
Repository	Combined Arms Research Library
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2011-07-29

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