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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454509603321

Titolo

U.S. conventional prompt global strike [[electronic resource] ] : issues for 2008 and beyond / / Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

9786611973049

1-281-97304-1

0-309-11460-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

358.1740973

Soggetti

Astronautics, Military - United States

Ballistic missile defenses - United States

Space warfare

Space weapons

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Military Issues""; ""3 Political, International, Policy, and Doctrinal Issues""; ""4 Technology Issues""; ""5 Assessment of Conventional Prompt Global Strike Options�Synthesis""; ""6 Key Questions and Major Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix B: Letter from Senators Inouye and Stevens""; ""Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix D: Statement of Task and Congressional Language""; ""Appendix E: Interim Letter Report to Congress""

""Appendix F: Summary of Committee Meeting Agendas""""Appendix G: The Why and How of Boost-Glide Systems""; ""Appendix H: Cooperative Reduction of Nuclear Ambiguity""; ""Appendix I: The Minuteman Option""