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Author Caston, Lauren.

Title The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force / Lauren Caston, Robert S. Leonard, Christopher A. Mouton, Chad J. R. Ohlandt, S. Craig Moore, Raymond E. Conley, Glenn Buchan.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2014.
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Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Roles of Strategic Nuclear Forces; Deterring a Nuclear Attack on the United States; Preventing an Arms Race; Compatibility with Future Arms Control Agreements; Maintaining Warfighting Capabilities; Deterring Regional Nuclear Powers; An ICBM for a New Generation of Challenges; Purpose and Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO: A Framework for ICBM Design Decisions; CHAPTER THREE: ICBM Basing; Survivability of the Current Silo-Based Force; Increased Accuracy
Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles Launch Under Attack; The Impact of Arms Control; Options for Basing Alternatives; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR: Effectiveness and Lethality; ICBM Propulsion; ICBM Boost Characteristics; Avoiding Overflight of Russia and China; Plane Changes; Southern Launches; Alternative Launch Locations; Geographical Coverage of the Current Minuteman III ICBM Force; Geographical Coverage with Expanded Basing; Improving Missile Accuracy; Maneuvering Flight and Reentry Vehicles; ICBM Payload; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE: The Cost of ICBM Alternatives
Current Plans for ICBM Modernization ICBM Future Force Options; No Replacement System Categories; Basic Sustainment; Indefinite Incremental Modernization; Replacement System Categories; New-Build Modernized Minuteman; All-New Silo-Based Missile; All-New Mobile-Based Missile on Existing Federal Lands; All-New Mobile-Based Missile on New Lands; Initial Cost Ranges; Minuteman III Total Annual Costs; Out-Year Minuteman III Modernization Programs Are Underfunded or Unfunded; Cost Considerations When a Follow-On System Is Anticipated; ICBM Cost Estimates Relevant to Potential Follow-On Systems
Cost Estimates for Selected Possible Future Force Options Rough Cost Estimates by Category; Cost Conclusions; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions; ICBM Cost Implications for the Upcoming Analysis of Alternatives; Options for Survivable Basing; Propulsion, Boost, Reentry, and Payload Options for ICBM Effectiveness; ICBM Force-Size Reduction Implications; APPENDIX: Manpower Thresholds; Bibliography
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Language English.
Subject Intercontinental ballistic missiles -- United States.
Minuteman (Missile)
Missiles balistiques intercontinentaux -- États-Unis.
Minuteman (Missile)
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Minuteman (Missile)
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Other Form: Print version: Caston, Lauren. Future of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2014 9780833076236 (DLC) 2014002883
ISBN 9780833076267 (epub)
0833076264
9780833076274 (prc)
0833076272
9780833076281 ( ebook/pdf)
0833076280
9780833076236 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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