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.
Strategic Futures. Evolving Missions for Traditional Strategic Delivery Vehicles
1995
121 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Sciences , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Nuclear forces(Military) , Combat support , Strategic warfare , Military procurement , Defense planning , Guided missiles , National security , Acquisition , Long range(Distance) , Missions , Military research , Surface to surface missiles , Combat forces , Submarine launched