Third World Submarine Threat - Another Great Equalizer

摘要

This paper examines the growing submarine capability in the third world and thepossible impact on the U.S. Navy's ability to execute its deterrence, sea control, and power projection missions in the near future. The effect of submarines on a naval force executing sea control and power projection in World War II and the Falklands War is reviewed. The third world's capabilities in submarine warfare as they exist today and in the future are also examined. Finally, the lessons of the past and capabilities of the future are applied from the viewpoint of a Task Force Commander neutralizing a third world submarine threat.