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_aUG632 _b.H36 1991 |
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_aHarshberger, Edward R. _eauthor. |
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_aLong-range conventional missiles : _bissues for near-term development / _cEdward R. Harshberger. |
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_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1991. |
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_axxix, 214 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c28 cm |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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_aA RAND Graduate School dissertation ; _v3328 |
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| 502 | _aThesis (Ph. D.)--RAND Graduate School, 1991. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | _aThis 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. | ||
| 530 | _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on print version record. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aArms control. | |
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_aGuided missiles _zUnited States. |
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_aUnited States _xMilitary policy. |
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| 710 | 2 | _aRand Graduate School. | |
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_aDissertation (Rand Graduate School) ; _v3328. |
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_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3328/ |
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