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
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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
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina: | 358.1740973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Astronautics, Military - United States |
| Ballistic missile defenses - United States | |
| Space warfare | |
| Space weapons | |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti: | United States conventional prompt global strike |
| Titolo autorizzato: | U.S. conventional prompt global strike |
| ISBN: | 0-309-18588-2 |
| 9786611973049 | |
| 1-281-97304-1 | |
| 0-309-11460-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820856603321 |
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