The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force

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 survivabili...

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Main Author: Caston, Lauren
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND 2014, 2014
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:0833076280
0833076272
9780833076236
0833076264