03378nam 2200661Ia 450 991078297950332120230721005239.00-309-18588-297866119730491-281-97304-10-309-11460-8(CKB)1000000000721516(EBL)3378447(SSID)ssj0000263363(PQKBManifestationID)11217394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263363(PQKBWorkID)10272789(PQKB)11311102(MiAaPQ)EBC3378447(Au-PeEL)EBL3378447(CaPaEBR)ebr10274062(CaONFJC)MIL197304(OCoLC)923279828(EXLCZ)99100000000072151620080829d2008 uh 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrU.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 AcademiesWashington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20081 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) illustrations (some color)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-11459-4 Includes bibliographical references.""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""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.Astronautics, MilitaryUnited StatesBallistic missile defensesUnited StatesSpace warfareSpace weaponsUnited StatesArmed ForcesWeapons systemsEvaluationUnited StatesMilitary policyAstronautics, MilitaryBallistic missile defensesSpace warfare.Space weapons.358.1740973National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782979503321U.S. conventional prompt global strike3702799UNINA