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 ; prepared for the United States Air Force.

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Caston, Lauren [author.]

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Rand Corporation

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Rand Corporation monograph series | Project Air Force reportPublisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 156 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780833076281
0833076280
083307623X
9780833076236
9780833076267
0833076264

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Future of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force.DDC classification:

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UG1312.I2 C37 2014eb

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Contents:

Roles of strategic nuclear forces -- A framework for ICBM design decisions -- ICBM basing -- Effectiveness and lethality -- The cost of ICBM alternatives -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Manpower thresholds.

Summary: In the lead-up to the Air Force Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Analysis of Alternatives, RAND was asked to examine and assess possible intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) alternatives against the current Minuteman III system and to provide insights into the potential impact of further force reductions. The researchers developed a framework consisting of five categories - basing, propulsion, boost, reentry, and payload - to characterize alternative classes of ICBM and to assess the survivability and effectiveness of possible alternatives. Using existing cost analyses and cost data from historical ICBM programs, they derived likely cost bounds on alternative classes of ICBM systems. Finally, they developed force reduction scenarios, examined their impacts on several key nuclear specialty career fields to understand the implications of reductions on the current organizational structure, and compared sustainment and requirement profiles within the various reduction scenarios.

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In the lead-up to the Air Force Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Analysis of Alternatives, RAND was asked to examine and assess possible intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) alternatives against the current Minuteman III system and to provide insights into the potential impact of further force reductions. The researchers developed a framework consisting of five categories - basing, propulsion, boost, reentry, and payload - to characterize alternative classes of ICBM and to assess the survivability and effectiveness of possible alternatives. Using existing cost analyses and cost data from historical ICBM programs, they derived likely cost bounds on alternative classes of ICBM systems. Finally, they developed force reduction scenarios, examined their impacts on several key nuclear specialty career fields to understand the implications of reductions on the current organizational structure, and compared sustainment and requirement profiles within the various reduction scenarios.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-156).

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