Title The priorities for Australia's mine countermeasure needs / The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Published Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1989

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W'PONDS	359.450994 Aus/Pfa		AVAILABLE

Description xxii, 160 pages ; 25 cm Series Parliamentary paper ; no. 113 of 1989 Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament) ; 1989, no. 113 Summary Report of an inquiry into the priorities for Australia's mine countermeasure needs. Examines the Defence Policy Framework and the loss of the Australian MCM capability. Discusses mine warfare technology and experiences, the opportunities for mine warfare in the Australian environment, and, the nature of the mine warfare threat to Australia. Also reviews the RAN response and explores the policy options, including recommendations for the development of Australian mine countermeasure capabilities Analysis Counterinsurgency Federal issue Government policy Military strategy Mine warfare Warfare Notes AGPS cat. no. 8903470 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 156-160 Subject Coast defenses -- Australia. Coastal surveillance -- Australia. Minesweepers -- Australia. Mines (Military explosives) Submarine mines -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Coast defenses Australia -- Defenses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114307 Australia -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114306 Author Bilney, Gordon, 1939-2012 Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade. LC no. 90109461 ISBN 0644096357

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