This report examines how nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) best serve the nation's future defense needs. The Terms of Reference directed that emphasis be placed on operational utility of future generations of submarines (beyond the New Attack Submarine (NSSN)) and the impact of the littoral environment on submarine design and operation in the context of joint operations.
Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Submarine of the Future
1998
56 pages
Report
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English