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Crisis stability and long-range strike : a comparative analysis of fighters, bombers, and missiles / / Forrest E. Morgan
| Crisis stability and long-range strike : a comparative analysis of fighters, bombers, and missiles / / Forrest E. Morgan |
| Autore | Morgan Forrest E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (179 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.4/20973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Deterrence (Strategy)
Intercontinental ballistic missiles - United States Jet fighter planes - United States Military planning - United States Strategic bombers - United States Strategic forces - United States Strategic weapons systems - United States |
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0-8330-7848-8
0-8330-7847-X 0-8330-7849-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Crisis Stability and the Rise and Decline of Crisis Management; Stability Concerns in the Emerging Strategic Environment; The Role of Force Structure and the Purpose of This Study; Organization and Approach; Chapter Two: Crisis Management, Crisis Stability, and Force Structure; The Nature of International Crises; The Dynamics of International Crisis: Two Illustrative Cases; The Cuban Missile Crisis; The July Crisis; Crisis Management and Crisis Stability
The Fundamentals of Crisis Management and Crisis Stability The Operational Principles of Crisis Management; The Concept of Structural Stability; The Importance of Force Structure; Attributes Conducive to Structural Stability; Attributes That Provide Tools for Crisis Management; Conclusion; Chapter Three: Attributes of Alternative Strike Systems; Methods Used in the Analysis of Alternative Strike Systems; Findings from the Analysis of Alternative Strike Systems; The Dangers of Close-Based Short-Range Strike; Non-Stealthy Bombers with Standoff Weapons The Effects of Moving Short-Range Strike Fighters Back The Effects of Penetrating Bombers; Airpower Tools for Crisis Management; The Role of Conventional Missiles in Crisis Management; Implications for Crisis Management and Structural Stability; Chapter Four: Strike Systems and Crisis Stability in History; Case Selection and Analytical Approach; Findings of the Case Study Analysis; National Leaders Rely on Aircraft to Stabilize International Crises; Long-Range Strike Aircraft Impose a Powerful Stabilizing Force; Are States That Brandish Bombers Successful? Additional Observations and the Refinement of Theory Chapter Five: Building a Force for Crisis Management and Structural Stability; The Strengths and Weaknesses of Alternative Strike Assets; Aircraft Are Excellent Tools of Crisis Management; Ballistic Missiles Have Little to Offer for Crisis Management; Cruise Missiles Are Important Enablers of Other Crisis Management Tools; Aircraft Are Potent Weapons of Deterrence, but Old Approaches May Destabilize Future Crises; Penetrating Bombers Offer Potency Without Excessive Vulnerability; Putting the Findings into Perspective; Appendixes A. Two Illustrative Cases of Crisis Management B. Analyzing the Attributes of Alternative Strike Systems; C. Case-Study Methodology and Data; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219977403321 |
Morgan Forrest E
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2013 | ||
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The crisis within : America's military and the struggle between the overseas and guardian paradigms / / Paula G. Thornhill
| The crisis within : America's military and the struggle between the overseas and guardian paradigms / / Paula G. Thornhill |
| Autore | Thornhill Paula G. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil-military relations - United States
Civil-military relations Military policy |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9524-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: the colonel's crisis -- Introduction -- Organized violence : the military's unique responsibility -- Thomas Kuhn on problems, paradigms, anomalies, and paradigm shifts -- The common defense and the continental paradigm -- The common defense and the overseas paradigm -- The Second World War validates the overseas paradigm -- The overseas paradigm : accounting for the Second World War's anomalies -- The overseas paradigm : accounting for additional anomalies, 1950-1975 -- The overseas paradigm : conflicting signals, 1975-2001 -- Inconsistencies in the overseas paradigm : The Post-9/11 era -- Crisis and the overseas paradigm -- Rise of the guardian paradigm? -- Possible implications of a paradigm change -- Epilogue: the colonel's retirement speech. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Crisis Within |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219966803321 |
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Thornhill Paula G.
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Critical materials [[electronic resource] ] : present danger to U.S. manufacturing / / Richard Silberglitt ... [et al.]
| Critical materials [[electronic resource] ] : present danger to U.S. manufacturing / / Richard Silberglitt ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Silberglitt R. S (Richard S.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (67 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.80973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Strategic materials - United States
Raw materials - United States Manufacturing industries - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-7927-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Recent Analyses of Critical Raw Materials; Our Approach; CHAPTER TWO: Concentration of Production of Critical Raw Materials; CHAPTER THREE: China's Role as a Controlling Producer; China's Policies Cause Concern Among Its Customers; China's Customers Pursue Relief at the World Trade Organization; CHAPTER FOUR: Tungsten: Case Example of a Critical Raw Material; Uses and Importance of Tungsten; Tungsten Resources and Reserves; The Tungsten Supply Situation
Potential Impacts of the Tungsten Supply Situation CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions and Response Options; Increasing Resiliency to Supply Disruptions or Market Distortions; Diversifying Production; Long-Term Actions to Increase Resiliency; Foresight of Developing Problems; Appendixes; A. Top Three Producers of the 41 EC Critical Raw Materials; B. The World's Largest Tungsten Deposits; Bibliography |
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Silberglitt R. S (Richard S.)
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Corporation, 2013 | ||
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Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards / / Henry H. Willis, Anu Narayanan, Jordan R. Fischbach, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick
| Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards / / Henry H. Willis, Anu Narayanan, Jordan R. Fischbach, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick |
| Autore | Willis Henry H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation |
| Soggetto topico |
Infrastructure (Economics) - Risk assessment - United States
Infrastructure (Economics) - Security measures - United States Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on - United States Global warming Climate and civilization Natural disasters - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9626-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The Need to Better Understand Current and Future Hazard Exposure -- Defining and Analyzing Infrastructure Exposure -- Current Patterns of Exposure in the Continental United States -- Climate Change and Natural Hazard Exposure -- Findings and Policy Considerations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219965503321 |
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Willis Henry H.
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Current and projected characteristics and unique health care needs of the patient population served by the Department of Veterans Affairs / / RAND Health
| Current and projected characteristics and unique health care needs of the patient population served by the Department of Veterans Affairs / / RAND Health |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 350 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355.11560973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Veterans - Medical care - United States
Medical care - Needs assessment - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9214-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219968103321 |
| Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The defendeŕs dilemma : charting a course toward cybersecurity / / Martin C. Libicki, Lillian Ablon, Tim Webb
| The defendeŕs dilemma : charting a course toward cybersecurity / / Martin C. Libicki, Lillian Ablon, Tim Webb |
| Autore | Libicki Martin C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (162 p.) |
| Disciplina | 005.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cyberterrorism - Prevention
Computer networks - Security measures Computer security |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9103-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two: Chief Information Security Officers Surveyed; Common Knowledge Confirmed; Reasonable Suppositions Validated; Surprises; Some Conclusions; Chapter Three: The Efficacy of Security Systems; Measures and Countermeasures to Mitigate the Likelihood of an Attack; Attackers and Defenders Often Employ the Same Tools and Techniques; Security Product Development Has Sped Up
The Shift from Signature-Only to Behavior-Based Detection Having More-Sophisticated Tools Do Not Necessarily Equate to Smaller Error Rates; Measures and Countermeasures Developed to Mitigate the Impact of an Attack; Human Element Continues to Be a Great Weakness; A Cycle of Market Offerings; Ideal Solutions Can Depend on the Size of an Organization; Some Conclusions; Chapter Four: Improving Software; When Vulnerabilities Matter; Markets for Zero-Days; In the Short Run, Vulnerability Discovery Might Worsen Matters; Can Software Become Good Enough?; A Wave of (Connected) Gadgets Some Conclusions Chapter Five: A Heuristic Cyber security Model; Model Structure; Results; Sensitivity Analyses; Conclusions; Chapter Six: Lessons for Organizations and Public Policy; Lessons for Organizations; Lessons for Public Policy; Some Conclusions; APPENDIXES; A. Questionnaire; B. Model Specification; C. Baseline Parameters; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220142803321 |
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Libicki Martin C.
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| Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , [2015] | ||
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Defense institution building in Africa : an assessment / / Michael J. McNerney [et al.]
| Defense institution building in Africa : an assessment / / Michael J. McNerney [et al.] |
| Autore | McNerney Michael J (Michael Joseph) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | RAND Corporation |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 172 pages) : color maps, color charts |
| Collana | Research report (Rand Corporation) |
| Soggetto topico |
National security - Africa - 21st century
Security sector - Africa - 21st century Military policy National security Security sector |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9370-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- DIB Best Practices and Their Relevance to U.S. Strategic Objectives in Africa -- DIB Programs in Africa : Challenges and Responses -- Two Africa Case Studies -- Findings and Recommendations. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Defense Institution Building in Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220142003321 |
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McNerney Michael J (Michael Joseph)
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Defense resource planning under uncertainty : an application of robust decision making to munitions mix planning / / Robert J. Lempert [et al.]
| Defense resource planning under uncertainty : an application of robust decision making to munitions mix planning / / Robert J. Lempert [et al.] |
| Autore | Lempert Robert J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND Corporation, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 86 pages) : color illustrations, color charts |
| Disciplina | 353.6 |
| Soggetto topico | Decision making |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9305-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction ; Planning with Predictive Failure; Munitions Mix Challenge; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: The RDM Approach to Munitions Mix Planning ; Comparison of RDM and Traditional Analysis; RDM Enables Decision Makers to Discover Robust Strategies Through Iteration; XLRM Factors Shape the Design of the Experiment; CHAPTER THREE: RDM Munitions Mix Analysis ; Initial Analysis of a Broad Range of Munitions Mix Strategies
Analysis of Potentially More Robust Munitions Mix Strategies Stress-Testing of Strategies over Many Futures ; Scenarios That Illuminate the Vulnerabilities of Strategies ; Performance of Big+Deter-Mixed Strategy in the Moderate Scenario ; Performance of the Big+Deter-Mixed Strategy in the Extreme Scenario ; Future Focus on Purchase Rules in Addition to Portfolio Goals ; CHAPTER FOUR: Conclusions ; A Robust Munitions Mix Strategy ; The Future of RDM in Defense Planning ; APPENDIXES ; A. The Weapons on Target Model ; B. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ; C. Data ; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220139103321 |
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Lempert Robert J.
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| Santa Monica, CA : , : RAND Corporation, , 2016 | ||
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Delaying the employer mandate : small change in the short term, big cost in the long run / / by Carter C. Price and Evan Saltzman
| Delaying the employer mandate : small change in the short term, big cost in the long run / / by Carter C. Price and Evan Saltzman |
| Autore | Price Carter C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.10973 |
| Soggetto topico | Health care reform - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8307-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220147403321 |
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Price Carter C.
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| Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2013 | ||
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Democratization in the Arab world : a summary of lessons from around the globe / / Laurel E. Miller and Jeffrey Martini
| Democratization in the Arab world : a summary of lessons from around the globe / / Laurel E. Miller and Jeffrey Martini |
| Autore | Miller Laurel (Laurel E.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (46 pages) |
| Disciplina | 320.9174927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Democratization - Arab countries
Democracy - Arab countries |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8380-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220147603321 |
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Miller Laurel (Laurel E.)
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| Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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