Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The United States Navy and Mine Warfare in the 21st Century

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dc.contributor.advisorHuebert, Rob
dc.contributor.authorChoi, Timothy Hiu-Tung
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T16:07:52Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-04
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis analyzes the adequacy of the United States Navy (USN) when facing an enemy employing naval mines in a narrow waterway in the 21st century. Recent threats by the Islamic Republic of Iran to “close” the Strait of Hormuz and its oil traffic make the issue of mine warfare especially poignant, given the significant role mines have played in that region over the last thirty years. This thesis argues the USN’s technological efforts at improving its mine countermeasures (MCM) capabilities since the end of the Cold War have been insufficient. An examination of MCM development efforts seeks to explain why such a crucial warfare capability remains lacking, and a historical comparative approach with the Dardanelles campaign in the First World War is used to illustrate the strategic significance of naval mines, as well as challenges the USN may face in attempting to reopen a mined Strait of Hormuz.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChoi, T. H. (2013). Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The United States Navy and Mine Warfare in the 21st Century (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27240en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27240
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/906
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectMiddle Eastern
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectMilitary Studies
dc.subject.classificationminesen_US
dc.subject.classificationnavalen_US
dc.subject.classificationTurkeyen_US
dc.subject.classificationOttomanen_US
dc.subject.classificationProcurementen_US
dc.subject.classificationRoyal Navyen_US
dc.subject.classificationUnited States Navyen_US
dc.subject.classificationDardanellesen_US
dc.subject.classificationSeapoweren_US
dc.subject.classificationGallipolien_US
dc.subject.classificationHormuzen_US
dc.subject.classificationIranen_US
dc.subject.classificationLittoral Combat Shipen_US
dc.subject.classificationNusreten_US
dc.subject.classificationNavyen_US
dc.subject.classificationStrategyen_US
dc.titleOut of Sight, Out of Mind: The United States Navy and Mine Warfare in the 21st Century
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineMilitary and Strategic Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Strategic Studies (MSS)
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