04974nam 2200613 450 991078936490332120230801233030.00-309-21613-30-309-21611-7(CKB)3710000000103233(EBL)3379092(SSID)ssj0000746513(PQKBManifestationID)12316248(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000746513(PQKBWorkID)10863060(PQKB)10744804(MiAaPQ)EBC3379092(Au-PeEL)EBL3379092(CaPaEBR)ebr10863740(OCoLC)923287858(EXLCZ)99371000000010323320140503h20122012 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrMaking 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 AcademiesWashington, District of Columbia :National Academies Press,[2012]©20121 online resource (282 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-21610-9 Includes bibliographical references.""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"""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 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.Ballistic missile defensesUnited StatesBallistic missile early warning systemUnited StatesMilitary planningUnited StatesMilitary policyUnited StatesMilitary policyBallistic missile defensesBallistic missile early warning systemMilitary planningMilitary policy.358.1740973National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on an Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789364903321Making sense of ballistic missile defense3788911UNINA