Accession Number:

AD1018115

Title:

The Inactive Arctic Strategy of the United States

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air War College Maxwell AFB United States

Personal Author(s):

• Fulkerson,Brian L.

Report Date:

2012-02-15

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

The Arctic Ocean was once an impassable wall of solid ice, but this is changing. The George W. Bush administration recognized the strategic importance of the melting Arctic and published its National Security Policy Directive-66Homeland Security Policy Directive-25 NSPD-66HSPD-25. The policy has survived a change of administrations, but suffers from lack of support to implement it. The purpose of this paper is to examine the need to address the implementation of NSPD-66HSPD-25 in a more-timely manner.

Descriptors:

• Arctic Ocean
• maritime security
• environmental protection
• maritime security operations
• policies
• climate change
• naval vessels
• military capabilities
• coast guard
• national security

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE