4 Military Threats to Operational Energy
This chapter focuses on threats to OE, as adversaries will likely seek to disrupt energy supplies and potentially destroy critical energy infrastructure. First, it will begin with a look at the term “threat” followed by a discussion on the role of threats to energy in military planning. Next, the chapter will present the two overarching categories of threats: deliberate threats and non-deliberate threats. Finally, the chapter will examine the specific threats to OE from within each category and from key US adversaries. It is important to note that threats are posed to both friendly and enemy OE systems. Indeed, “OE superiority is the ability to fully exploit one’s own energy ...
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