This report addresses the post-Cold War role of traditional U.S. strategic nuclear forces nuclear-armed long-range bombers, inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) from three perspectives: (1) 'Top-down'/goal-driven: In the new and evolving strategic environment, what strategic missions may be needed to fulfill emerging national security objectives. ( 2) 'Bottom-up'/technology- and system-driven: What technological opportunities are afforded by existing and potential capabilities. (3) Policy issues: How will various policy choices affect research and development (RD), acquisition, and counterproliferation strategy alternatives. The study's objective was to gain a long view of possible directions for future strategic forces and lay out the basis for supportable RD and acquisition initiatives to be pursued by defense agencies and the Services.


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    Titel :

    Strategic Futures. Evolving Missions for Traditional Strategic Delivery Vehicles


    Beteiligte:
    R. Mesic (Autor:in) / R. Molander (Autor:in) / P. A. Wilson (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1995


    Format / Umfang :

    121 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch