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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820856603321

Titolo

U.S. conventional prompt global strike : 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

0-309-18588-2

9786611973049

1-281-97304-1

0-309-11460-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Disciplina

358.1740973

Soggetti

Astronautics, Military - United States

Ballistic missile defenses - United States

Space warfare

Space weapons

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""

Sommario/riassunto

Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) is a military option under



consideration by the US Department of Defense. This book, the final report from the National Research Council's Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability, analyzes proposed CPGS systems and evaluates the potential role CPGS could play in US defense.