1、 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments 1667 K Street NW,Suite 900,Washington DC 20006 Thinking Smarter About Defense www.CSBAonline.org|202-331-7990|Fax 202-331-8019 JANUARY 20,2012 OUTSIDE-IN:DEFEATING IRANS ANTI-ACCESS AND AREA-DENIAL THREAT By Mark Gunzinger The Obama administration has
2、released new strategic guidance for the Department of Defense(DoD)that announces its intent to“rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region”and maintain the capability to“project power despite anti-access and area-denial challenges.”1 As the U.S.military assesses planning and resource initiatives requir
3、ed to support these objectives,it should not forget the need to address Irans emerging anti-access/area-denial(A2/AD)strategy and the threat that it represents to the peace and stability of the Persian Gulf.In the wake of the U.S.militarys withdrawal from Iraq,the so-called Arab Spring,and Irans inc
4、reasingly transparent efforts to develop nuclear weapons,DoD has an opportunity to re-think its future plans and force posture for the Persian Gulf.The last such sweeping review occurred when the threat of Soviet aggression drove the Defense Departments planning and resource priorities.Many of the a
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