02995nam 2200601 450 991022015660332120170821160118.00-8330-8181-00-8330-8182-9(CKB)2550000001194264(EBL)1598666(SSID)ssj0001111761(PQKBManifestationID)11623211(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111761(PQKBWorkID)11157598(PQKB)10802973(MiAaPQ)EBC1598666(EXLCZ)99255000000119426420131125h20132013 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDenying flight strategic options for employing no-fly zones /Karl P. MuellerSanta Monica, CA :RAND,[2013]©20131 online resource (40 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-8178-0 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; Denying Flight: Strategic Options for Employing No-Fly Zones; Keeping Their Feet on the Ground: No-Fly Zones in Theory and Practice; No-Fly Zone Precursors; Bosnia: Operation Deny Flight; Iraq: Operations Provide Comfort, Northern Watch, and Southern Watch; Libya: Operations Odyssey Dawn and Unified Protector; Variations on the Theme NFZ; Drawing a Line in the Sky; Dealing with Air Defenses; No-Fly Zone Objectives, Limitations, and Options; Preventing the Use of Airpower; Coercing Adversaries; Preparing Future BattlefieldsWeakening Potential EnemiesPolitical Posturing; Signaling or Creating Commitment; Future Employment of No-Fly Zones; Maximizing Coercive Potential; Looking Toward Syria; Vectors for Future Research; ReferencesIn the past two decades, the U.S. Air Force has participated in three contingencies involving no-fly zones (NFZs) over Bosnia, Iraq, and Libya, and NFZ proposals have been proffered for some time as an option for intervention in the Syrian civil war that would avoid placing Western troops on the ground. This paper is intended as a preliminary look at NFZs as a strategic approach in such situations, with an emphasis on the forms they might take, their potential utility, and their probable limitations.Air warfareCase studiesAir powerCase studiesAir traffic rules, InternationalUnited StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.Area denial (Military science)Air warfareAir powerAir traffic rules, International.358.4358.4/142Mueller Karl P966895MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220156603321Denying flight2885404UNINA