LEADER 03318nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910820856603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-309-18588-2 010 $a9786611973049 010 $a1-281-97304-1 010 $a0-309-11460-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000721516 035 $a(EBL)3378447 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000263363 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217394 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263363 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10272789 035 $a(PQKB)11311102 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378447 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378447 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10274062 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL197304 035 $a(OCoLC)923279828 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000721516 100 $a20080829d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aU.S. conventional prompt global strike $eissues for 2008 and beyond /$fCommittee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a0-309-11459-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""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 Optionsa???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"" 327 $a""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"" 330 $aConventional 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. 517 3 $aUnited States conventional prompt global strike 606 $aAstronautics, Military$zUnited States 606 $aBallistic missile defenses$zUnited States 606 $aSpace warfare 606 $aSpace weapons 615 0$aAstronautics, Military 615 0$aBallistic missile defenses 615 0$aSpace warfare. 615 0$aSpace weapons. 676 $a358.1740973 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820856603321 996 $aU.S. conventional prompt global strike$94123796 997 $aUNINA