Word: okhotsk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...open waters of the North Pacific, between Hawaii and Alaska. Their movements can be monitored relatively easily by U.S. antisubmarine warfare (ASW) forces. But the latest Soviet submarines, fitted with new longer-range missiles, could hit targets in the continental U.S. from farther awayfrom the Sea of Okhotsk north of Hokkaido, which is sheltered by the Soviet mainland, a peninsula and the Kuril Islands. Japanese and American experts believe the Soviet Union is trying to seal off the Sea of Okhotsk from American ASW forces and turn it into a protected launching area for the newest Soviet subs and missiles...
...Reagan Administration intends to use quiet diplomacy, not to get Japan to play the role of deputy regional superpower, but instead to increase its own antisubmarine warfare activity in the Sea of Okhotsk, upgrade its air and coastal defenses and pay a larger share of the cost of U.S. military bases in Japan. The Administration's new China policy is still not completely formed, but policymakers are inclined to stress the need to help China modernize its economy and industrial base, rather than sell it offensive weaponry...