Air Force and Strategic Deterrence
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https://doi.org/10.18667/cienciaypoderaereo.135Keywords:
Air Force, Armed Conflicts, Deterrence, Strategic LimitationsAbstract
The following article presents an analytical approximation regarding the strategic deterrence of the air force in armed conflicts and modern warfare, concluding that despite being a relevant military tool for coercion, by its own faces great challenges to achieve decisive victories in the long term in conflicts with high level of radical ideological motivations.
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