Download or read book Independent Assessment of the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise written by United States. Defense Science Board. Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Independent Assessment of the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise written by Paul Kaminski and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report of an independent assessment of progress towards the goal of reinvigorating the Air Force nuclear enterprise in support of the strategic nuclear deterrent mission. The Air Force leadership implemented extraordinary measures following two serious incidents in 2007 and 2008. These measures included policy, inspection, organization, and leadership changes. This report finds that these measures have been effective in their intended purpose of re-establishing the professionalism expected of personnel in the nuclear enterprise, although some are not sustainable or desirable for the long term. The report discusses and provides recommendations in the areas of logistics, organization and guidance, the inspection regime, operations, personnel and morale, and the personnel reliability program. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Independent Assessment of the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise written by United States. Defense Science Board. Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force leadership implemented extraordinary measures following two serious incidents in 2007 and 2008. These measures included policy, inspection, organization, and leadership changes. The report finds that these measures have been effective in their intended purpose of re-establishing the professionalism expected of personnel in the nuclear enterprise. While these measures were appropriate and effective, some are not sustainable or desirable for the long term. In addition to identifying the benefits of the extraordinary measures, the report provides a description of undesirable effects of continuing the extraordinary measures for the long term and makes recommendations on the path to continued assured professionalism in the Air Force nuclear enterprise. More specifically, the report discusses and provides recommendations in the areas of logistics, organization and guidance, the inspection regime, operations, personnel and morale, and the personnel reliability program.
Download or read book Air Force Nuclear Enterprise Follow on Review written by United States. Defense Science Board. Permanent Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Surety and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2012 the Defense Science Board (DSB) Permanent Task Force (PTF) on Nuclear Weapons Surety was asked to conduct a broad, independent review of the Air Force nuclear enterprise. This review is a follow on to the Task Force's 2010 Independent Assessment of the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise report dated April 2011. This independent review was tasked to include an examination of organization, operations, logistics, and surety. This report focuses on the conduct and support of daily operations in the nuclear forces. It does not address important major acquisition programs to sustain the forces. Further, it does not address plans and programs to sustain the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Download or read book Air Force Nuclear Enterprise Follow On Review written by Paul G. Kaminski and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force leadership implemented extraordinary measures in their nuclear enterprise following two incidents in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, the leadership requested a Task Force to conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of the extraordinary measures and of the resulting state of the nuclear enterprise. The Task Force found that the measures had been successful, but there were still significant shortfalls in personnel, logistics, and facility support. In 2012, the leadership asked the Task Force to do a follow-on review to assess the effect of the changes subsequent to the 2010 assessment and report on the current state of the enterprise. This is the report of that follow-on review, which found significant improvements in the problem areas addressed in the 2010 assessment, with the exception of the Personnel Reliabilty Program, which continues to be mired in bureaucratic excesses. Includes recommendations. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Air Force Blue Ribbon Review of Nuclear Weapons Policies and Procedures written by United States. Department of the Air Force and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 9 October 2007, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) appointed Major General Polly A. Peyer to chair and Air Force blue ribbon review (BRR) of nuclear policies and procedures. On 19 October 2007, the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) announced the formation of the BRR in a press conference. The CSAF tasked the review to take an enterprise-wide look at Untied States Air Force (USAF) nuclear responsibilities. Specifically, the CSAF highlighted a need to examine organizational structure; command authorities and responsibilities; personnel and assignment policies; and education and training associated with the operation, maintenance, storage, handling, transportation and security of USAF nuclear weapons systems.
Download or read book Defense Nuclear Enterprise written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Department of Defense (DOD) has made progress in implementing the recommendations from the 2014 nuclear enterprise reviews and a 2015 nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) review and has improved its tracking and evaluation of this progress. For example, since GAO last reported -- in October 2017 -- an additional 74 of the 247 sub-recommendations from the 2014 reviews have been closed; 96 remain open. In January 2018, in response to a GAO recommendation, the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) issued guidance to aid the military services in identifying, assessing, and documenting risks associated with the 2014 recommendations, such as unintended consequences from their implementation. The guidance calls on them to update their risk assessments periodically as new data become available. The Air Force and Navy have begun to provide risk information in CAPE's and their own tracking tools. In July 2018, in response to a GAO recommendation, DOD's Chief Information Officer issued guidance to improve tracking and evaluation of progress in implementing the 2015 recommendations. DOD and the military services have taken steps to improve oversight of the nuclear enterprise in response to the 2014 reviews but lack clear roles and responsibilities and methods for collaboration. The Secretary of Defense created the Nuclear Deterrent Enterprise Review Group (NDERG) in 2014 to ensure the long-term health of the nuclear enterprise by addressing resourcing, personnel, organizational, and enterprise policy issues. However, DOD guidance has not clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the NDERG or provided methods for the NDERG to communicate and collaborate with other nuclear oversight organizations, including those shown in the figure. Nor has NC3 oversight guidance been updated to reflect changes in roles and responsibilities and to include methods for communication and collaboration among NC3 oversight groups. In the absence of defined roles and responsibilities for the NDERG and NC3 oversight bodies and methods for how the NDERG and NC3 oversight groups are to communicate and collaborate, senior leaders may not be in a position to effectively manage resourcing and risk across the department" -- Preliminary page.
Download or read book Reassessing U S Nuclear Strategy written by David W. Kearn and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book reassesses the nuclear strategy of the United States. Despite the appearance of continuity in official policy statements, views within the Obama and Trump administrations and across the larger defense policy community have diverged on the appropriate role of nuclear weapons in U.S. national security, the optimal nuclear strategy for advancing U.S. interests, force structure requirements, and critical related issues. This is an important book for security and strategic studies and should be of interest to both scholars and practitioners in political science and international relations, especially in the field of nuclear weapons policy"--
Download or read book Report on the Unauthorized Movement of Nuclear Weapons written by William Schneider, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on an independent assessment of the systemic causes of the August 30, 2007, unauthorized movement of nuclear warheads from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The Department of Defense (DOD) had received authoritative and credible reports of declining focus and an eroding nuclear enterprise environment for at least a decade with little in the way of effective lasting response. This unauthorized weapons movement incident provided a fresh opportunity to address these deficiencies. Based on the information and insights gained from investigating and assessing the incident's systemic causes, this report includes 16 recommendations to strengthen nuclear weapons surety. Figures and table. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book To Kill Nations written by Edward Kaplan and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Edward Kaplan's To Kill Nations is a fascinating work that packs a thermonuclear punch of ideas and arguments... The work is suitable for anyone from advanced undergraduates to experts in the field." ― Strategy Bridge In To Kill Nations, Edward Kaplan traces the evolution of American strategic airpower and preparation for nuclear war from this early air-atomic era to a later period (1950–1965) in which the Soviet Union's atomic capability, accelerated by thermonuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, made American strategic assets vulnerable and gradually undermined air-atomic strategy. Kaplan throws into question both the inevitability and preferability of the strategic doctrine of MAD. He looks at the process by which cultural, institutional, and strategic ideas about MAD took shape and makes insightful use of the comparison between generals who thought they could win a nuclear war and the cold institutional logic of the suicide pact that was MAD. Kaplan also offers a reappraisal of Eisenhower's nuclear strategy and diplomacy to make a case for the marginal viability of air-atomic military power even in an era of ballistic missiles.
Download or read book Assessment of Air Force Global Strike Command Organizational Structures Roles and Responsibilities written by United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes our review of the command relationships of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and its subordinate organizations. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of current command relationships. To achieve this objective, we interviewed US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) staff, and leaders at AFGSC. Additionally, we interviewed leaders assigned to the 8th Air Force (8 AF) and the 20th Air Force (20 AF) that report to AFGSC, as well as personnel assigned to two wings at Minot Air Force Base (one wing is assigned to each NAF). We also examined potential efficiencies and security advantages derived from alternative organizational structures at Minot AFB. We determined that AFGSC took a proactive role with regard to enhancing the Air Force's nuclear enterprise focus prior to initiation of our assessment. Resultantly, the Air Force has reduced manning at the NAFs while increasing their relevance. We identified manpower and command and control improvements that could potentially be utilized at Minot AFB to further enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Comparable efficiencies will likely be realized via initiatives undertaken by AFGSC prior to commencement of our review.
Download or read book Arms and Influence written by Thomas C. Schelling and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is a brilliant and hardheaded book. It will frighten those who prefer not to dwell on the unthinkable and infuriate those who have taken refuge in stereotypes and moral attitudinizing.”—Gordon A. Craig, New York Times Book Review Originally published more than fifty years ago, this landmark book explores the ways in which military capabilities—real or imagined—are used, skillfully or clumsily, as bargaining power. Anne-Marie Slaughter’s new introduction to the work shows how Schelling’s framework—conceived of in a time of superpowers and mutually assured destruction—still applies to our multipolar world, where wars are fought as much online as on the ground.
Download or read book Command Of The Air written by General Giulio Douhet and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.
Download or read book Nuclear Notes written by Sarah Weiner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Notes is a biannual publication of the CSIS Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) featuring innovative thinking by rising experts in the nuclear field. Its goal is to advance the public debate about nuclear weapons strategy, arms control, nonproliferation, disarmament, and other nuclear issues by providing a forum for sharing new analysis and insight. In particular, this publication seeks to provide an opportunity for graduate students and early career professionals to publish ideas emanating from their independent research or that are connected to their unique vantage point as analysts and implementers of nuclear policy.
Download or read book Examination of the U S Air Force s Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability of the United States Air Force (USAF) to keep its aircraft operating at an acceptable operational tempo, in wartime and in peacetime, has been important to the Air Force since its inception. This is a much larger issue for the Air Force today, having effectively been at war for 20 years, with its aircraft becoming increasingly more expensive to operate and maintain and with military budgets certain to further decrease. The enormously complex Air Force weapon system sustainment enterprise is currently constrained on many sides by laws, policies, regulations and procedures, relationships, and organizational issues emanating from Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Air Force itself. Against the back-drop of these stark realities, the Air Force requested the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, under the auspices of the Air Force Studies Board to conduct and in-depth assessment of current and future Air Force weapon system sustainment initiatives and recommended future courses of action for consideration by the Air Force. Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the Future and Its Strategy to Meet Those Needs addresses the following topics: Assess current sustainment investments, infrastructure, and processes for adequacy in sustaining aging legacy systems and their support equipment. Determine if any modifications in policy are required and, if so, identify them and make recommendations for changes in Air Force regulations, policies, and strategies to accomplish the sustainment goals of the Air Force. Determine if any modifications in technology efforts are required and, if so, identify them and make recommendations regarding the technology efforts that should be pursued because they could make positive impacts on the sustainment of the current and future systems and equipment of the Air Force. Determine if the Air Logistics Centers have the necessary resources (funding, manpower, skill sets, and technologies) and are equipped and organized to sustain legacy systems and equipment and the Air Force of tomorrow. Identify and make recommendations regarding incorporating sustainability into future aircraft designs.
Download or read book 2019 Missile Defense Review written by Department Of Defense and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019 Missile Defense Review - January 2019 According to a senior administration official, a number of new technologies are highlighted in the report. The review looks at "the comprehensive environment the United States faces, and our allies and partners face. It does posture forces to be prepared for capabilities that currently exist and that we anticipate in the future." The report calls for major investments from both new technologies and existing systems. This is a very important and insightful report because many of the cost assessments for these technologies in the past, which concluded they were too expensive, are no longer applicable. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it's all there - including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from Amazon.com This book includes original commentary which is copyright material. Note that government documents are in the public domain. We print these large documents as a service so you don't have to. The books are compact, tightly-bound, full-size (8 1/2 by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a HUBZONE SDVOSB. https: //usgovpub.com
Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 Part 7 S Hrg 111 100 Pt 7 May 20 and June 3 2009 111 1 Hearings written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
