Justifying Ballistic Missile Defence

Justifying Ballistic Missile Defence
Author: Columba Peoples
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521113296

Examines the ways in which views of technology have been used in debates over ballistic missile defence.

Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program

Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program
Author: Ronald O'Rourke
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437932770

The Aegis BMD program gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. Under current plans, the number of BMD-capable Navy Aegis ships is scheduled to grow from 20 at the end of FY 2010 to 38 at the end of FY 2015. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Background: Planned Quantities of Ships, Ashore Sites, and Interceptor Missiles; Aegis BMD Flight Tests; Allied Participation and Interest in Aegis BMD Program; (3) Issues for Congress: Demands for BMD-Capable Aegis Ships; Demands for Aegis Ships in General; Numbers of SM-3 Interceptors; SM-2 Block IV Capability for 4.0.1 and Higher Versions; (4) Legislative Activity for FY 2011. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.

2019 Missile Defense Review

2019 Missile Defense Review
Author: Department Of Defense
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2019-01-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781794441101

2019 Missile Defense Review - January 2019 According to a senior administration official, a number of new technologies are highlighted in the report. The review looks at "the comprehensive environment the United States faces, and our allies and partners face. It does posture forces to be prepared for capabilities that currently exist and that we anticipate in the future." The report calls for major investments from both new technologies and existing systems. This is a very important and insightful report because many of the cost assessments for these technologies in the past, which concluded they were too expensive, are no longer applicable. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this book so you don't have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it's the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it's all there - including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it's just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it's 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It's much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from Amazon.com This book includes original commentary which is copyright material. Note that government documents are in the public domain. We print these large documents as a service so you don't have to. The books are compact, tightly-bound, full-size (8 1/2 by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a HUBZONE SDVOSB. https: //usgovpub.com

Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe

Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe
Author:
Publisher: Congressional Budget Office
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Examines the cost and potential defensive capability of the proposed European ground-based midcourse defense system. Also explores alternatives.

Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) Development

Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) Development
Author: Andrew S. Erickson
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0985504587

China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, has reached the equivalent of Initial Operational Capability. Although it probably has been deployed in small numbers, additional challenges and tests remain. This study examines the ASBM’s capability and history, showing how the DF-21D meets multiple priorities in Chinese defense modernization and in the national security bureaucracy, as well its implications for the United States. The ASBM’s physical threat to U.S. Navy ships will be determined by the development of associated systems and organizations, which currently limit data fusion and coordination in the complex task of identifying a U.S. aircraft carrier in the open ocean. Still, the ASBM poses a direct threat to the foundations of U.S. power project in Asia and will undermine the U.S. position, unless efforts to counter its political-military effects are taken.

Japan and Ballistic Missile Defense

Japan and Ballistic Missile Defense
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

Spurred by a perceived growing ballistic missile threat from within the Asia-Pacific region and requests from the United States to support research and development on components of a missile defense system, the Japanese government decided in late 1998 and early 1999 to move forward with joint research and development with the United States on ballistic missile defense (BMD). But the decisions taken thus far commit Japan only to limited participation with the U.S. government on collaborative research and prototype production of theater missile defense (TMD) components. To date, Japan has undertaken no effort to develop or acquire a dedicated BMD system, nor has it assessed the larger political and strategic implications of a Japanese BMD system in any thorough or systematic manner. More important, no consensus has yet emerged in favor of the development or deployment of a full-fledged BMD system in Japan. Finally, Japan and the United States have not clarified: (1) how essential it is for Japan to participate in a more extensive program of joint research and development; (2) the extent of system interoperability that is desirable and achievable; or (3) the impact of a decision to deploy on the strategic environment in Asia.

The Second Nuclear Age

The Second Nuclear Age
Author: Colin S. Gray
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781555873318

The author takes issue with the complacent belief that a happy mixture of deterrence, arms control and luck will enable humanity to cope adequately with weapons of mass destruction, arguing that the risks are ever more serious.

Thinking about Nuclear Weapons

Thinking about Nuclear Weapons
Author: Michael Quinlan
Publisher: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN:

En studie vedr. kernevåbens betydning og indflydelse på sikkerhedspolitik og magtbalance

The ABM Treaty

The ABM Treaty
Author: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1987
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198291190

An examination of the issues in the current debate on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, by an international team of auhors chosen for their expertise in the field.