Prompt global strike (PGS) would allow the United States to strike targets anywhere on earth with conventional weapons in as little as an hour. This capability may bolster U.S. efforts to deter and defeat adversaries by allowing the United States to attack high-value targets or 'fleeting targets' at the start of or during a conflict. Congress has generally supported the PGS mission, but it has restricted funding and suggested some changes in funding for specific programs.
Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues
2010
41 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Sciences , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Missile Technology , Guided missiles , Strike warfare , Long range(Distance) , Congress , Risk , Reentry vehicles , Targets , Reduction , Cruise missiles , Military budgets , Naval research , Russia , Arms control , Submarine launched , Hypersonic test vehicles , Department of defense , Legislation , Bomber aircraft , Air force research