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Book Synopsis The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force by : Lauren Caston
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 184 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.
Book Synopsis The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force by : Lauren Caston
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 184 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.
Book Synopsis U. S. Strategic Nuclear Forces by : Amy F. Woolf
Download or read book U. S. Strategic Nuclear Forces written by Amy F. Woolf and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: (1) Introduction; (2) Background: The Strategic Triad: Force Structure and Size During the Cold War; Force Structure and Size After the Cold War; Future Force Structure and Size; (3) Strategic Nuclear Delivery Vehicles: Ongoing Plans and Programs: (a) Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles: Peacekeeper; Minuteman III; Minuteman Modernization Programs; Future Programs; (b) Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles: The SSGN Program; The Backfit Program; Basing Changes; Warhead Issues; Modernization Plans and Programs; Future Programs; (c) Bombers: B-1 Bomber; B-2 Bomber; B-52 Bomber; Future Bomber Plans; (4) Issues for Congress: Force Size; Force Structure; Safety, Security, and Management Issues. Illustrations.
Book Synopsis The Future of Land-based Missile Forces by : Colin S. Gray
Download or read book The Future of Land-based Missile Forces written by Colin S. Gray and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Future of Land Based-Strategic Missiles by : Barbara Goss Levi
Download or read book The Future of Land Based-Strategic Missiles written by Barbara Goss Levi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1989-06 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Future of U.S. Land-based Strategic Forces by : Jake Garn
Download or read book The Future of U.S. Land-based Strategic Forces written by Jake Garn and published by Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCOTT (Copy 1): From the John Holmes Library collection.
Book Synopsis On Alert: an Operational History of the United States Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Program, 1945-2011 - Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Peacekeeper MX, Minuteman III, Nuclear Warhead by : Department of Defense
Download or read book On Alert: an Operational History of the United States Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Program, 1945-2011 - Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Peacekeeper MX, Minuteman III, Nuclear Warhead written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's world, it is difficult to fully grasp and appreciate the cultural and geopolitical climate that existed after the Allied victory in World War II. The rise of the Soviet Union, the lack of insight into actual military capabilities held by the Soviets, and the threat of nuclear annihilation were existential concerns for the United States leadership. Ensuring the nation's survival in this environment--particularly in the face of the war-weary mindset of the people--required tremendous wisdom and technical foresight. Developing a credible means to deliver a nuclear weapon to intercontinental distances on very short notice provided a powerful deterrent against aggression toward the United States. The men and women who eventually built these intercontinental-range rockets, as well as the ones who transformed nuclear weapons to be capable of launching on these rockets, deserve a key place in our nation's history. This book describes their struggles, both on the technical front and on the political front, as they pursued game-changing capabilities. From the early Atlas and Titan missiles to the Minuteman and Peacekeeper families of missiles, the prowess of our engineers and scientists was evident.Chapter 1 - The Air Force Enters the Missile Age, 1945-1955 * The Air Force Shuns Ballistic Missiles * Ballistic Missiles Receive New Life * Eisenhower Faces the Threat of Surprise Attack * Trevor Gardner Energizes the Missile Program * Chapter 2 - Creating the Operational Atlas and Titan I First Generation ICBM Force, 1955-1965 * Establishing Force Levels * Developing and Testing the Atlas and Titan * The Development of Vandenberg (Cooke) Air Force Base * Atlas Operational Deployment: F. E. Warren Air Force Base Leads the Way * Titan I Operational Deployment: Lowry Air Force Base Leads the Way * Building the Missile Bases * Training the Operational Force * The Operational Force and the Reliability Issue * Phase-out of the Atlas and Titan I ICBMs * The Balance Sheet: Looking Ahead * Chapter 3 - The "Mighty" Titan II, 1963-1987 * From Titan I to Titan II * The Titan II Takes Flight * Deploying the Titan II * Building the Davis-Monthan Missile Complex * Into an Uncertain Future, 1964-1969 * The Titan Combat Crew Experience * Addressing Crewmember Morale * Bringing Women into the Titan Force * Deactivating the Titan II * Chapter 4 - The "Ace in the Hole" Minuteman, 1945-1991 * Colonel Edward N. Hall Envisions a Revolutionary ICBM, 1945-1959 * A Weapon System Takes Shape, 1958-1961 * The Minuteman I Takes Flight * Deploying the Minuteman I * From Minuteman I to Minuteman II and Minuteman III, 1962-1975 * The Minuteman Combat Crew Experience * SAC's Minuteman Education Program Initiative * Women Join Minuteman Crews * The Minuteman in Transition, 1980-1991 * Chapter 5 - The "Ultimate Deterrent" Peacekeeper, 1971-2005 * An MX Advanced ICBM Project Takes Shape * The Carter Administration Commits to a Basing Strategy * The Reagan Administration Pursues Another MX Basing Strategy * The Scowcroft Commission Establishes an Agenda * The Peacekeeper ICBM Takes Shape * The Air Force Selects F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, for the Peacekeeper's Home * The Site Activation Task Force Deploys Peacekeeper Missiles in Minuteman Silos * The Peacekeeper Becomes Operational * The Air Force Adopts Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Mobility * Arms Control Agreements Set the Course for Peacekeeper * The Peacekeeper Combat Crew Experience * Momentum Builds for Peacekeeper Deactivation * The Air Force Deactivates the Peacekeeper * Chapter 6 - The Once and Future Minuteman III, 1991-2011
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Intelligence and Military Application of Nuclear Energy Subcommittee Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :16 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Land-based ICBM Forces Vulnerability and Options by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Intelligence and Military Application of Nuclear Energy Subcommittee
Download or read book Land-based ICBM Forces Vulnerability and Options written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Intelligence and Military Application of Nuclear Energy Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Status of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization Program by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Status of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues by :
Download or read book U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear arsenal contained many types of delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons. The longer range systems, which included long-range missiles based on U.S. territory, long-range missiles based on submarines, and heavy bombers that could threaten Soviet targets from their bases in the United States, are known as strategic nuclear delivery vehicles. At the end of the Cold War, in 1991, the United States deployed more than 10,000 warheads on these delivery vehicles. That number has declined to around 6,000 warheads today, and is slated, under the 2002 Moscow Treaty, to decline to 2,200 warheads by the year 2012. At the present time, the U.S. land-based ballistic missile force (ICBMs) consists of 500 Minuteman III ICBMs, each deployed with between one and three warheads, for a total of 1,200 warheads. The Air Force recently deactivated all 50 of the 10- warhead Peacekeeper ICBMs; it plans to eventually deploy Peacekeeper warheads on some of the Minuteman ICBMs. The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) report also indicated that it planned to eliminate 50 of the Minuteman III missiles, leaving a force of 450 missiles that would carry, perhaps, 500-600 warheads. The Air Force is also modernizing the Minuteman missiles, replacing and upgrading their rocket motors, guidance systems, and other components. The Air Force had expected to begin replacing the Minuteman missiles around 2018, but has decided, instead, to continue to modernize and maintain the existing missiles. The U.S. ballistic missile submarine fleet currently consists of 14 Trident submarines; each carries 24 Trident II (D-5) missiles. The Navy has converted 4 of the original 18 Trident submarines to carry non-nuclear cruise missiles. The remaining submarines currently carry around 2,000 warheads in total, a number that may decline by a few hundred as the United States implements the Moscow Treaty.
Book Synopsis Future Roles of U.S. Nuclear Forces by : Glenn C. Buchan
Download or read book Future Roles of U.S. Nuclear Forces written by Glenn C. Buchan and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the possible roles of nuclear weapons in contemporary U.S. national security policy. The United States has a range of nuclear strategies and postures among which to choose: from abolition of U.S. nuclear weapons, aggressive reductions and "dealerting," "business as usual, only smaller," more aggressive nuclear posture, to nuclear emphasis. The nation should have the operational flexibility to in fact use a modest number of nuclear weapons if the need were overwhelming and other options were inadequate.
Download or read book On Alert written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's world, it is difficult to fully grasp and appreciate the cultural and geopolitical climate that existed after the Allied victory in World War II. The rise of the Soviet Union, the lack of insight into actual military capabilities held by the Soviets, and the threat of nuclear annihilation were existential concerns for the United States leadership. Ensuring the nation's survival in this environment--particularly in the face of the war-weary mindset of the people--required tremendous wisdom and technical foresight. Developing a credible means to deliver a nuclear weapon to intercontinental distances on very short notice provided a powerful deterrent against aggression toward the United States. The men and women who eventually built these intercontinental-range rockets, as well as the ones who transformed nuclear weapons to be capable of launching on these rockets, deserve a key place in our nation's history. This book describes their struggles, both on the technical front and on the political front, as they pursued game-changing capabilities. From the early Atlas and Titan missiles to the Minuteman and Peacekeeper families of missiles, the prowess of our engineers and scientists was evident.Chapter 1 - The Air Force Enters the Missile Age, 1945-1955 * The Air Force Shuns Ballistic Missiles * Ballistic Missiles Receive New Life * Eisenhower Faces the Threat of Surprise Attack * Trevor Gardner Energizes the Missile Program * Chapter 2 - Creating the Operational Atlas and Titan I First Generation ICBM Force, 1955-1965 * Establishing Force Levels * Developing and Testing the Atlas and Titan * The Development of Vandenberg (Cooke) Air Force Base * Atlas Operational Deployment: F. E. Warren Air Force Base Leads the Way * Titan I Operational Deployment: Lowry Air Force Base Leads the Way * Building the Missile Bases * Training the Operational Force * The Operational Force and the Reliability Issue * Phase-out of the Atlas and Titan I ICBMs * The Balance Sheet: Looking Ahead * Chapter 3 - The "Mighty" Titan II, 1963-1987 * From Titan I to Titan II * The Titan II Takes Flight * Deploying the Titan II * Building the Davis-Monthan Missile Complex * Into an Uncertain Future, 1964-1969 * The Titan Combat Crew Experience * Addressing Crewmember Morale * Bringing Women into the Titan Force * Deactivating the Titan II * Chapter 4 - The "Ace in the Hole" Minuteman, 1945-1991 * Colonel Edward N. Hall Envisions a Revolutionary ICBM, 1945-1959 * A Weapon System Takes Shape, 1958-1961 * The Minuteman I Takes Flight * Deploying the Minuteman I * From Minuteman I to Minuteman II and Minuteman III, 1962-1975 * The Minuteman Combat Crew Experience * SAC's Minuteman Education Program Initiative * Women Join Minuteman Crews * The Minuteman in Transition, 1980-1991 * Chapter 5 - The "Ultimate Deterrent" Peacekeeper, 1971-2005 * An MX Advanced ICBM Project Takes Shape * The Carter Administration Commits to a Basing Strategy * The Reagan Administration Pursues Another MX Basing Strategy * The Scowcroft Commission Establishes an Agenda * The Peacekeeper ICBM Takes Shape * The Air Force Selects F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, for the Peacekeeper's Home * The Site Activation Task Force Deploys Peacekeeper Missiles in Minuteman Silos * The Peacekeeper Becomes Operational * The Air Force Adopts Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Mobility * Arms Control Agreements Set the Course for Peacekeeper * The Peacekeeper Combat Crew Experience * Momentum Builds for Peacekeeper Deactivation * The Air Force Deactivates the Peacekeeper * Chapter 6 - The Once and Future Minuteman III, 1991-2011
Book Synopsis Adapting U.S. Missile Defense for Future Threats by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee
Download or read book Adapting U.S. Missile Defense for Future Threats written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Strategic Forces Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reassessing U.S. Strategic Forces by : Al Gore
Download or read book Reassessing U.S. Strategic Forces written by Al Gore and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Untaken Road by : Steven A Pomeroy
Download or read book An Untaken Road written by Steven A Pomeroy and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven A. Pomeroy has authored the first history of the American mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a technology the United States spent four decades and billions of dollars creating but never deployed. An Untaken Road showcases how the evolution of a technology that ultimately never existed and the politics that surrounded it end up significantly shaping American nuclear strategy and forces for decades. Utilizing recently declassified documents, years of experience, and an unrivaled passion for the history of military technologies, Pomeroy has created a new framework on the nature of strategic weapons technology innovation. This thorough study of a “road not taken” is a must read for those seeking to understand the challenges and constraints on U.S. military weapon programs, especially when inter-organization competition, domestic politics, strategic needs, and new technologies collide.
Book Synopsis Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense by : National Research Council
Download or read book Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Committee on an Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives set forth to provide an assessment of the feasibility, practicality, and affordability of U.S. boost-phase missile defense compared with that of the U.S. non-boost missile defense when countering short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats from rogue states to deployed forces of the United States and its allies and defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack. To provide a context for this analysis of present and proposed U.S. boost-phase and non-boost missile defense concepts and systems, the committee considered the following to be the missions for ballistic missile defense (BMD): protecting of the U.S. homeland against nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD); or conventional ballistic missile attacks; protection of U.S. forces, including military bases, logistics, command and control facilities, and deployed forces, including military bases, logistics, and command and control facilities. They also considered deployed forces themselves in theaters of operation against ballistic missile attacks armed with WMD or conventional munitions, and protection of U.S. allies, partners, and host nations against ballistic-missile-delivered WMD and conventional weapons. Consistent with U.S. policy and the congressional tasking, the committee conducted its analysis on the basis that it is not a mission of U.S. BMD systems to defend against large-scale deliberate nuclear attacks by Russia or China. Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives suggests that great care should be taken by the U.S. in ensuring that negotiations on space agreements not adversely impact missile defense effectiveness. This report also explains in further detail the findings of the committee, makes recommendations, and sets guidelines for the future of ballistic missile defense research.
Book Synopsis The Future of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Relationship by : National Academy of Sciences
Download or read book The Future of the U.S.-Soviet Nuclear Relationship written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States and the Soviet Union could drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals below the levels prescribed by the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The end of the Cold War and the transformation of international security now under way present the United States with opportunities to develop new policies based on greater international cooperation with the Soviet Union and other major powers. This new book describes two lower levels of nuclear forces that could be achieved, as well as other related measures to improve international security.
