Accession Number:

AD1023620

Title:

Taming The Polar Bear

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air Command and Staff College, Air University Maxwell Air Force Base United States

Personal Author(s):

• Behrens,Mikkel N.

Report Date:

2014-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

47.0

Abstract:

The Arctic environment is changing, drastically revealing opportunities and vulnerabilities. In this environment, the U.S.NATO could be challenged by a failing and assertive Russia in a potential conflict in the form of a limited conventional war comparable to the Falklands war. Russias vast arsenal of Anti-AccessArea Denial A2AD capabilities in the space-, cyber-, air-, land and maritime domains constitutes a challenge to deny the U.S.NATO access to, or denial in, a conflict scenario in the European Arctic.

Descriptors:

• national security
• ballistic missiles
• treaties
• fighter aircraft
• air defense
• area denial
• cyberattacks
• military capabilities
• military operations
• mobile phones
• naval aviation
• patrol aircraft
• agreements
• navy
• russia

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE