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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780006403321

Titolo

Naval forces' capability for theater missile defense / / Committee for Naval Forces' Capability for Theater Missile Defense, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17096-6

0-309-50284-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 187 pages) : illustrations, charts

Disciplina

358.1/7182

Soggetti

Ballistic missile defenses - United States

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

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction and Background""; ""2 Present and Projected Theater Missile Threats""; ""3 Assessment of the Current State of Technologies Involved in Naval Theater Missile Defense and an Evaluation of Current and Projected Department of the Navy Programs Designed to Meet the Evolving Threat""; ""4 Assessment of Current and Projected Department of the Navy, Other Service, and Defense Agency R&D Programs""; ""5 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""

""A Acronyms and Abbreviations"" ""B Analysis of the Capabilities and Limitations of Link 16""; ""C Obtaining More Flexible BMC3 Configurations""; ""D Abbreviated Description of U.S. Navy Short-Range Missile Defense Weapon Systems""; ""E Biographies of Committee Members""; ""F Agendas for Meetings of the Committee for Naval Forces' Capability for Theater Missile Defense""