Strategic futures
Subtitle: evolving missions for traditional strategic delivery vehicles
By: Richard Mesic, Roger Molander, Peter A. Wilson.
Contributors: Molander, Roger C.; Wilson, Peter 1943-; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Defense Advisory Group.
Publisher: Rand
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Strategic forces -- United States; National security -- United States; Military research -- United States; World politics -- 1989-; United States -- Armed Forces -- Procurement
Description: This report addresses the post-Cold War use of traditional U.S. strategic nuclear forces (nuclear-armed long-range bombers, ICBMs, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles) from three perspectives: top-down (strategies to tasks), bottom-up (technological opportunities--today and tomorrow), and policy (how policy can affect R & D, acquisition, and counterproliferation strategy alternatives). The problem then is to converge on technological initiatives from a strategic and policy perspective, including directions for future work. The authors examine the potential contribution of advanced technology for U.S. long-range strategic nuclear forces that may have counterproliferation missions as well as traditional ones.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Prepared for the Defense Advisory Group to the National Defense Research Institute."
"National Defense Research Institute."
"MR-375-DAG"--Cover.