Download or read book ICBM Modernization written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Future of the U S Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force written by Lauren Caston and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors assess alternatives for a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) across a broad set of potential characteristics and situations. They use the current Minuteman III as a baseline to develop a framework to characterize alternative classes of ICBMs, assess the survivability and effectiveness of possible alternatives, and weigh those alternatives against their cost.

Download or read book The Future of the U S Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force written by Lauren Caston and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses alternatives for a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) across a broad set of potential characteristics and situations and weighs them against the costs of those alternatives.

Download or read book Nuclear Modernization in the 21st Century written by Aiden Warren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines the extent to which nuclear weapons modernization has become a significant point of concern and consideration in international security. Recent statements and substantial investments by nuclear weapon possessor states in the upkeep and modernization of their nuclear postures – particularly the United States, Russia and China – illustrate a return of primacy and the salience of nuclear forces in international politics. The upgrading of systems, the introduction of new capabilities, the intermingling of new technologies, and the advancement of new strategic models, are all indicative of their elevation in importance and reliance. With contributions from leading thinkers in the nuclear weapons domain, this book elucidates the global strategic and policy implications such modernization efforts by the above-mentioned states will have on international security. In unpacking and conceptualizing this developing source of potential (in)security and tension, the collection not only provides a technical context, but also frames the likely effects modernization could have on the relations between these nuclear weapon powers and the larger impact upon efforts to curb nuclear weapons – both in terms of horizontal and vertical proliferation. The chapters have been arranged so as to inform a variety of stakeholders, from academics to policy-makers, by connecting analytical and normative insights, and thereby, advancing debates pertaining to where nuclear modernization sits as a point of global security consternation in the 21st century.

Download or read book China s Nuclear Force Modernization written by Naval War College Press and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Naval War College has expanded its expertise in the Asia-Pacific Rim region in recent years largely in response to the growing significance of the region to U.S. national security. The College has actively hired prominent scholars and hosted a number of conferences, workshops, and guest speakers focusing on the problems and possibilities facing the Pacific Rim. South and Northeast Asia, after all, are home to some of the world's fastest-growing economies and close American allies, as well as several potential political and diplomatic flashpoints. Even more to the point, China is an ascending economic and military power both in the region and on the world stage. The U.S. Navy plays a leading role in maintaining stability in the region with its strong presence and ability to guard the freedom of navigation in vital sea lines of communication. The efforts of the Asia-Pacific Rim specialists at the Naval War College in some ways represent a case of “back to the future.” One of the proudest episodes in the College's history came in the 1930s when Newport played a central role in developing the military plans necessary to cope with the ascendance of another Asian economic and military power—Japan. Although we expect that wise diplomacy and national self-interest will prevent a reoccurrence of similar difficulties in the coming decades, there is no substitute for military preparedness and well-thought-out international and regional strategies for dealing with the important region. The Naval War College Press has done its part in providing its readers with many excellent articles on regional security in Asia in the Naval War College Review; an important book—Jonathan Pollack, editor, Strategic Surprise? U.S.-China Relations in the Early Twenty-first Century (released March 2004); and now Newport Paper 22. Professor Lyle Goldstein of the Strategic Research Department of the College's Center for Naval Warfare Studies has been at the forefront of recent research into China's future. In this project he has guided a handful of naval officers through the puzzle of China's ongoing nuclear modernization programs. With the able assistance of Andrew Erickson, these sailor-scholars have examined various aspects of nuclear modernization from ballistic missile defense to nuclear command and control. In general the chapter tells a cautionary tale; the progress of China's nuclear modernization documented here should give pause to those inclined to dismiss China's military modernization. Steadily and with relatively little attention the People's Republic continues to improve its technologies and weapons systems. As the authors emphasize, no “Rubicon” has been crossed, but potentials are already apparent that, if realized, the U.S. Navy as now constituted would find challenging indeed.

Download or read book 2018 Nuclear Posture Review written by United States. Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump directed Secretary of Defense James Mattis to initiate a new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). The President made clear that his first priority is to protect the United States, allies, and partners. He also emphasized both the long-term goal of eliminating nuclear weapons and the requirement that the United States have modern, flexible, and resilient nuclear capabilities that are safe and secure until such a time as nuclear weapons can prudently be eliminated from the world.The United States remains committed to its efforts in support of the ultimate global elimination of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. It has reduced the nuclear stockpile by over 85 percent since the height of the Cold War and deployed no new nuclear capabilities for over two decades. Nevertheless, global threat conditions have worsened markedly since the most recent 2010 NPR, including increasingly explicit nuclear threats from potential adversaries. The United States now faces a more diverse and advanced nuclear-threat environment than ever before, with considerable dynamism in potential adversaries' development and deployment programs for nuclear weapons and delivery systems.

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Download or read book The Impact of the Persian Gulf War and the Decline of the Soviet Union on how the United States Does Its Defense Business written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book America Tomorrow written by Maureen S. Steinbruner and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1989 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a distinguished bipartisan panel that included Edmund Muskie, Paul Volcker, Bobby Inman, Sally Ride, Charles McC. Mathias Jr., Douglas A. Fraser, Donald M. Stewart, and Isabel V. Sawhill, this book analyzes foreign and domestic issues America confronts as the world begins to emerge from the post-World War II period. The panel identified the two major challenges facing the United States, to restore a healthy balance in our economy between investment and consumption and imports and exports, and to maximize the benefits to be achieved from changes underway in the Soviet Union, and offers a provocative blueprint to achieve these goals. The panel offers specific, bold policy recommendations in the areas of the economy, foreign policy, social programs, and the federal budget.

Download or read book Department of Defense Appropriations for 1985 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Secretary of Defense and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal year 1987 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 1989 H R 1748 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense authorization for appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: