02460cam a2200409 i 4500 rnd000000000056286 RAND 920427s1991 cauab b 000 0 eng d 0833019686 RAND/N-3328-RGSD (Sirsi) a271062 $50.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- UG632 .H36 1991 Harshberger, Edward R. author. Long-range conventional missiles : issues for near-term development / Edward R. Harshberger. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1991. xxix, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier A RAND Graduate School dissertation ; 3328 Thesis (Ph. D.)--RAND Graduate School, 1991. Includes bibliographical references. This Note addresses near-term development issues for an emerging class of weapons--long-range conventional missiles (LRCMs), defined as missiles capable of attacking targets with conventional (nonnuclear) munitions at ranges in excess of 500 kilometers. The author identifies useful roles for the LRCM and determines that technologies beyond those of the Tomahawk are both necessary and available. He recommends that the Navy focus its near-term development on an upgraded Tomahawk Block IV, while the Air Force moves toward a new LRCM design. He finds that LRCMs are fiscally affordable, and arms control regimes are being developed that address their political costs. However, institutional concerns may be the major stumbling block to LRCM development. Data and support systems needed for operating LRCMs are not currently available and will require institutional changes in the services and the intelligence community. The author makes recommendations for future technology and support policy decisions. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Arms control. Guided missiles United States. United States Military policy. Rand Corporation. Rand Graduate School. Dissertation (Rand Graduate School) ; 3328. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3328/ 598748 598748