Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Hughes, Wayne P. ; Kline, Jeffrey F. "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 13, 2009. DTIC Identifiers: Formidable, Steregushchiy, Sigma, Visby, Strait Of Hormuz, surface warfare, C-802, C-701, Torpedo, Harpoon, Exocet, CIWS, Seahawk, Hellfire, countermeasure effectiveness, LCS (Littoral Combat Ship). Author(s) subject terms: LCS, MILGEM, Formidable, Steregushchiy, Sigma, Visby, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, IRGN, Hughes' Salvo Equations, Surface Warfare, ASUW, ASW, C-802, C-701, Torpedo, ASCM, Harpoon, Exocet, RBS, RAM, CIWS, PDMS, SAM, SSM, Seahawk, Hellfire, Countermeasure Effectiveness, ECM, ESM, RCS, Jane's, MANA. Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-146). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Otte, Douglas E. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on November 10, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Littoral Combat Ship, Steregushchiy, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Hughes' Salvo Equations, Harpoon3 Advanced Naval Warfare. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96). Also available in print.

This thesis is an analytical study of the legal and political aspects of the Strait of Hormuz. It involves an evaluation of the policies of the Gulf States towards the applicable legal regime of passage through the Strait of Hormuz and their reactions towards both the 1958 and 1982 conventions on the Law of the Sea. Special attention is made to the practice of the States bordering the Strait of Hormuz as contained in their national laws. Our analysis of the applicable legal regime of passage through the Strait of Hormuz is conducted in the light of the prevailing international rules governing passage through international straits. Extensive discussion is devoted to the principal sources of threats to the Gulf’s security and to the safety of navigation through the Gulf Sea lanes, including the Strait of Hormuz. / Law, Peter A. Allard School of / Graduate