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UNINA9910789364903321 |
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Making sense of ballistic missile defense : an assessment of concepts and systems for U.S. boost-phase missile defense in comparison to other alternatives / / Committee on an Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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0-309-21613-3 |
0-309-21611-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Ballistic missile defenses - United States |
Ballistic missile early warning system - United States |
Military planning - United States |
Military policy |
United States Military policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 U.S. Boost-Phase Defense""; ""3 Alternatives to U.S. Boost-Phase Defense""; ""4 Comparison of Utility, Maturity, and Cost-Effectiveness""; ""5 Recommended Path Forward""; ""Unclassified Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Terms of Reference""; ""Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Appendix C: Summary of Meetings""; ""Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix E: System Cost Methodology"" |
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"The Committee on an Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives set forth to provide an assessment of the feasibility, practicality, and |
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affordability of U.S. boost-phase missile defense compared with that of the U.S. non-boost missile defense when countering short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats from rogue states to deployed forces of the United States and its allies and defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack. To provide a context for this analysis of present and proposed U.S. boost-phase and non-boost missile defense concepts and systems, the committee considered the following to be the missions for ballistic missile defense (BMD): protecting of the U.S. homeland against nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD); or conventional ballistic missile attacks; protection of U.S. forces, including military bases, logistics, command and control facilities, and deployed forces, including military bases, logistics, and command and control facilities. They also considered deployed forces themselves in theaters of operation against ballistic missile attacks armed with WMD or conventional munitions, and protection of U.S. allies, partners, and host nations against ballistic-missile-delivered WMD and conventional weapons. Consistent with U.S. policy and the congressional tasking, the committee conducted its analysis on the basis that it is not a mission of U.S. BMD systems to defend against large-scale deliberate nuclear attacks by Russia or China. Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives suggests that great care should be taken by the U.S. in ensuring that negotiations on space agreements not adversely impact missile defense effectiveness. This report also explains in further detail the findings of the committee, makes recommendations, and sets guidelines for the future of ballistic missile defense research."--Publisher's description. |
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UNINA9910957403203321 |
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Autore |
Singh Manmohan |
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Titolo |
Counterparty Risk in the Over-The-Counter Derivatives Market / / Manmohan Singh, Miguel Segoviano |
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
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9786612842092 |
9781462348725 |
1462348726 |
9781451871166 |
1451871163 |
9781452730912 |
1452730911 |
9781282842090 |
1282842099 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (21 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables |
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IMF Working Papers |
IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/258 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Derivative securities - Econometric models |
Over-the-counter markets - Econometric models |
Risk - Econometric models |
Banking |
Banks and Banking |
Banks and banking |
Banks |
Credit default swap |
Credit |
Depository Institutions |
Derivative markets |
Derivative securities |
Finance |
Finance: General |
Financial instruments |
General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) |
Micro Finance Institutions |
Monetary economics |
Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General |
Money and Monetary Policy |
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Mortgages |
Over-the-counter markets |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Definitions and Methodology -- A. Counterparty Risk -- B. Exposure of the Financial System to Counterparty Risk -- C. Distress Dependence in the Financial System and Conditional Probability of Distress of Specific Financial Institutions -- D. Loss Scenarios -- III. Counterparty Risk: Empirical Estimation -- A. Counterparty Risk Exposure -- B. Conditional Probability of Distress of Financial Institutions -- IV. Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- Tables -- 1. Default Dependence Matrix -- 2. Distress Dependence Matrix -- 3. Losses Under Alternative Scenarios -- 4. Extrapolated Total Losses Under Alternative Scenarios -- Figures -- 1. Global OTC Derivatives as of December 2007 -- 2. Global OTC Derivatives Market as of December 2007 -- 3. The FinancialSystem's Multivariate Density -- 4. Probability that at Least one Financial Institution Fails to Deliver -- 5. Probability that Exactly one Financial Institution Fails to Deliver -- 6. OTC Derivatives: Notional Amounts as of end of March 2008 -- 7. OTC Derivatives: Counterparty Liabilities as of end of March 2008 -- 8. Probabilities of Distress of Financial Institutions Included in this Study -- 9. Fed's Balance Sheet as of April 23, 2008 -- Box -- 1. Distress Dependence. |
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The financial market turmoil of recent months has highlighted the importance of counterparty risk. Here, we discuss counterparty risk that may stem from the OTC derivatives markets and attempt to assess the scope of potential cascade effects. This risk is measured by losses to the financial system that may result via the OTC derivative contracts from the default of one or more banks or primary broker-dealers. We then stress the importance of "netting" within the OTC derivative contracts. Our methodology shows that, even using data from before the worsening of the crisis in late Summer 2008, the potential cascade effects could be very substantial. We summarize our results in the context of the stability of the banking system and provide some policy measures that could be usefully considered by the regulators in their discussions of current issues. |
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