Title: Why nations put to sea : technology and the changing character of sea power in the twenty-first century /
Authors: Falk, Kevin L.
Publisher: Garland Pub.,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Sea-power Forecasting.; Twenty-first century Forecasts
Contents: Topic and research problem -- The nature of maritime power -- The character of maritime power -- Research assumptions and method -- The history of sea power -- Great sea powers in history -- Defining sea power -- Principles of military power -- Navies in the nuclear era -- Mercantile power -- Summary of the history of sea power -- Science, technology, and human progress -- The meaning of science and technology -- Pace of innovation -- Science, technology, and military power -- The myth of the battleship admirals -- Declining force structures -- The risks of complacency -- Drawing board to field -- Rich and poor nations -- Second tier vs. first tier -- instability of state power rankings -- Natural resource availability and the role of sea power -- The strategic importance of natural resources -- Technology leading exploration -- Technology changing the nature of maritime power conclusion -- Maritime power and transportation. -- Planes and boats United States' exports, by method of transport: 1980-1994 -- Merchant fleets and force projection; Ammunition expenditures per type unit per day in standard tons -- The decline of the American Merchant Marine -- Dangers of dependence on foreign shipping; Merchant vessels, world and United States: 1960-1993; Merchant fleets of the world per registry : 1993; World merchant fleets per vessel owner : as of January 1 1997 -- Imitation as flattery -- Sea power in the 21st century -- Technology's two way street -- Proving the future.