Topic: Mosaic Defense

2 chapters across the catalog

Robert Barnes explains Iran's "mosaic defense system," which allows regional commanders to operate independently even if the central government is decapitated. He cites historical failures of strategic bombing in Germany, Japan, North Korea, and Vietnam to show that "bombing people into regime change" never works. Barnes concludes that the Straits of Hormuz cannot be opened militarily because insurers like Lloyds of London will never take the risk.