Naval mine warfare : operational and technical challenges for naval forces / Committee for Mine Warfare Assessment, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Mine Warfare Assessment.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Submarine mines--United States.

Submarine mines.

Mines (Military explosives)--Detection--United States.

Mines (Military explosives).

Physical Description:

1 Online Resource xx, 217 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sea mines have been important in naval warfare throughout history and continue to be so today. They have caused major damage to naval forces, slowed or stopped naval actions and commercial shipping, and forced the alteration of strategic and tactical plans. The threat posed by sea mines continues, and is increasing, in today's world of inexpensive advanced electronics, nanotechnology, and multiple potential enemies, some of which are difficult to identify. This report assesses the Department of the Navy's capabilities for conducting naval mining and countermining sea operations.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Preface

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Executive Summary

1 The Mine Warfare Problem

2 Fundamental Crosscutting Issues

3 U.S. Naval Mines and Mining

4 Offshore Countermine Warfare

5 Inshore Countermine Warfare

Appendixes

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B Amphibious Planning in the Gulf War

APPENDIX C Breaching by Line Charge Analogue

APPENDIX D Committee and Staff Biographies

APPENDIX E Agendas for Meetings of the Committee for Mine Warfare Assessment

APPENDIX F Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Notes:

GOBI

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309170550

0309170559

9780309503082

0309503086

OCLC:

923259806