LEADER 02995nam 2200601 450 001 9910220156603321 005 20170821160118.0 010 $a0-8330-8181-0 010 $a0-8330-8182-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001194264 035 $a(EBL)1598666 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001111761 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11623211 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111761 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11157598 035 $a(PQKB)10802973 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1598666 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001194264 100 $a20131125h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDenying flight $estrategic options for employing no-fly zones /$fKarl P. Mueller 210 1$aSanta Monica, CA :$cRAND,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (40 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-8178-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 Battlefields 327 $aWeakening Potential EnemiesPolitical Posturing; Signaling or Creating Commitment; Future Employment of No-Fly Zones; Maximizing Coercive Potential; Looking Toward Syria; Vectors for Future Research; References 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aAir warfare$vCase studies 606 $aAir power$vCase studies 606 $aAir traffic rules, International 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aArea denial (Military science) 615 0$aAir warfare 615 0$aAir power 615 0$aAir traffic rules, International. 676 $a358.4 676 $a358.4/142 700 $aMueller$b Karl P$0966895 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220156603321 996 $aDenying flight$92885404 997 $aUNINA