{"product_id":"air-power-and-the-defeat-air-university-u-s-center-for-aeros-9781249245308","title":"Air Power and the Defeat of a Warsaw Pact Offensive: Taking a Different Approach to Air Interdiction in NATO","description":"The current US Air Force approach to air interdiction in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization \u003cbr\u003e (NATO) is primarily attrition-oriented. This approach is flawed because of its requirement to \u003cbr\u003e attack Warsaw Pact strengths, rather than exploit its weaknesses. This error is compounded by a \u003cbr\u003e tendency to underestimate the inherent weaknesses of this approach. An examination of history \u003cbr\u003e and Soviet doctrine and strategy indicates that air interdiction in NATO would be more effective \u003cbr\u003e if the US Air Force used the tremendous potential of the family of air scatterable mines \u003cbr\u003e (FASCM) to delay and disrupt a Warsaw Pact offensive. The use of FASCM would allow NATO \u003cbr\u003e to attack directly weaknesses in Soviet doctrine and strategy. Intelligently integrated with the \u003cbr\u003e maneuver of NATO land forces, air interdiction using FASCM could create powerful synergies. \u003cbr\u003e Despite these potential advantages, there are several problems that must be overcome before the \u003cbr\u003e US Air Force could make effective use of FASCM in a NATO air interdiction campaign. The \u003cbr\u003e easiest problem to solve is the development and procurement of suitable FASCM. More difficult \u003cbr\u003e problems are the shortage of personnel qualified to plan and control such an air interdiction \u003cbr\u003e campaign and the lack of suitable air interdiction doctrine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Air University (U S. ). Center for Aeros,Price T. Bingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1249245303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781249245308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.07d","brand":"Air University (U S. ). Center for Aeros","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449341260031,"sku":"9781249245308","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f9fb269-64a4-48d6-a6e5-55d9183b686c.jpg?v=1777262951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/air-power-and-the-defeat-air-university-u-s-center-for-aeros-9781249245308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}