Download or read book Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision of Strategic Force Acquisitions Plans written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision of Strategic Force Acquisition Plans written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision of Strategic Force Acquisition Plans
Download or read book Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision of Strategic Force Acquisition Plans written by GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC MISSION ANALYSIS AND ACQUISITION DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To meet the requirements of deterrence in the 1980s, U.S. strategic nuclear forces will need capabilities not envisioned in the design of existing weapon and support systems. These requirements result from the threat posed by large numbers of effective Soviet nuclear forces and air defenses and from the deterrent strategy the United States adopted to neutralize the implications of that threat. This 'countervailing strategy' includes the capability to survive a major Soviet nuclear attack, the capability to ensure destruction of the Soviet Union, and maintenance of a clearly evident capability to effectively engage in nuclear conflicts of a more limited nature. If projected increases in DOD spending are to effectively meet strategic needs, changes are needed to ensure that programs conceived under previous approaches to strategic deterrence can meet new requirements. The Secretary of Defense should develop an acquisition strategy that clearly delineates the programs needed to meet the requirements of countervailing strategy and shows the time frames when these capabilities can be available. This acquisition plan should be submitted to the Congress as part of DOD's next budget presentation. (Author).
Download or read book Countervailing Strategy Demands Revision of Strategic Force Acquisitions Plans written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO undertook a review of the major issues concerning the effect of recent changes in U.S. deterrence strategy on the performance requirements of strategic command, control, and communications systems. Although countervailing strategy appeared in the fiscal years 1980 and 1981 Department of Defense (DOD) annual reports, and Presidential Directive 59 was signed in July 1980, GAO found various interpretations within DOD of the objectives of countervailing strategy, and there is no agreement on the weapon systems performance characteristics or the command, control, and communications capabilities needed to carry out the strategy. GAO also identified weapon system performance needed to meet the requirements of countervailing strategy. To meet these objectives, U.S. forces must have appropriate combinations of characteristics, including: (1) survivable, endurable, and flexible command, control, and communications systems that permit effective control over the forces continuously throughout a conflict; (2) weapon systems which can survive Soviet attacks; (3) endurance or continued readiness over a protracted period; (4) assured penetration of warheads to targets; (5) precision strike capability; and (6) timeliness, or capability to be launched and arrive on target in a short timeframe. The current Triad forces were not designed to carry out the employment strategy that has evolved through the 1970's. Some programs approved through fiscal year 1980 for strategic force modernization will provide some of the characteristics GAO believes are needed, but others will remain unfulfilled.
Download or read book National Defense written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO undertook a review of the major issues concerning the effect of recent changes in U.S. deterrence strategy on the performance requirements of strategic command, control, and communications systems. Although countervailing strategy appeared in the fiscal years 1980 and 1981 Department of Defense (DOD) annual reports, and Presidential Directive 59 was signed in July 1980, GAO found various interpretations within DOD of the objectives of countervailing strategy, and there is no agreement on the weapon systems performance characteristics or the command, control, and communications capabilities needed to carry out the strategy. GAO also identified weapon system performance needed to meet the requirements of countervailing strategy. To meet these objectives, U.S. forces must have appropriate combinations of characteristics, including: (1) survivable, endurable, and flexible command, control, and communications systems that permit effective control over the forces continuously throughout a conflict; (2) weapon systems which can survive Soviet attacks; (3) endurance or continued readiness over a protracted period; (4) assured penetration of warheads to targets; (5) precision strike capability; and (6) timeliness, or capability to be launched and arrive on target in a short timeframe. The current Triad forces were not designed to carry out the employment strategy that has evolved through the 1970's. Some programs approved through fiscal year 1980 for strategic force modernization will provide some of the characteristics GAO believes are needed, but others will remain unfulfilled.
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