| The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States, 2005 |
Jan-2009 |
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James Chiesa; Nancy Nicosia; Rosalie L Pacula; Beau Kilmer; Russell Lundberg; RAND HEALTH SANTA MONICA CA
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 | This monograph presents the first national estimate of the economic cost of methamphetamine (meth) use in the United States. The analysis suggests that the economic cost of meth use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005. Given the uncertainty in estimating the costs of meth use, the study provides a lower-bound estimate of $16.2 billion and an upper-bound estimate of $48.3 billion. The analysis undertaken to generate these ... |
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| Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities. Executive Summary |
2007 |
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| Authors:
John F. Schank; Mark V. Arena; Paul DeLuca; Jessie Riposo; Kimberly Curry; Todd Weeks; James Chiesa; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. submarine eet currently numbers more than 50 fast attack submarines (SSNs) and 18 submarines built to launch ballistic missiles (SSBNs). All are nuclear powered to maximize the duration and speed of underwater operations. While the submarine eet has been decreasing in size since the end of the Cold War, it is anticipated that the U.S. Navy will sustain a force of several dozen boats into the foreseeable future. ... |
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| Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities |
2007 |
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| Authors:
John F. Schank; Mark V. Arena; Paul DeLuca; Jessie Riposo; Kimberly Curry; Todd Weeks; James Chiesa; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| For the first time, the U.S. Navy faces a period that could last a number of years in which there will be no design program under way for a new class of nuclear-powered submarines. The resulting lack of demand for the services of submarine designers and engineers raises concerns that this highly specialized capability could atrophy, burdening the next submarine design effort with extra costs, delays and risks. In 2005 ... |
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| Impacts of the Fleet Response Plan on Surface Combatant Maintenance |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Roland J. Yardley; Raj Raman; Jessie Riposo; James Chiesa; John F. Schank; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Until recently, the Navy's ship readiness objectives and maintenance needs for surface combatants were met through a two-year cycle. Ships were deployed in forward-presence roles for six months and spent the next 18 month primarily in maintenance and training. A ship would then be ready for another deployment. This approach satisfied the many personnel, presence, maintenance, and mission requirements of the Cold War era; however, new global threats have recently ... |
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| Options for Initial Fuelling. Volume 3 |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Raj Raman; Robert Murphy; Laurence Smallman; John F. Schank; John Birkler; James Chiesa; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In the United Kingdom, newly built submarines are fuelled where they are constructed: at the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard owned by BAE Systems. Devonport Management Limited (DML) currently refuels existing submarines once their initial fuel load is depleted (and defuels them at retirement). Sustaining separate fuelling and refuelling sites has meant sustaining two sets of nuclear fuel-handling licenses. This has proven increasingly costly in a regulatory regime that expects to see continuous ... |
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| Sustaining Design and Production Resources. Volume 1 |
2005 |
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| Authors:
John F. Schank; Jessie Riposo; John Birkler; James Chiesa; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Since the end of the Cold War, the United Kingdom's defence budgets and military force structures have gotten much smaller. As a result, the defence industrial base has contracted as well. This industrial base must now be carefully managed to ensure that the capabilities required to support the nation's forces do not deteriorate to the point at which they cannot support defence requirements. An important factor in ensuring the sustainability ... |
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| Protecting Commercial Aviation Against the Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat |
2005 |
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James Chow; James Chiesa; Paul Dreyer; Mel Eisman; Theodore W. Karasik; Joel Kvitky; Sherrill Lingel; David Ochmanek; Chad Shirley; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Air travel has become an integral part of modern life. Terrorists have long understood this and have made commercial aviation one of their prime targets. Al Qaeda and its affiliates have both the motive and the means to bring down U.S. commercial aircraft with shoulder-fired missiles, also known as man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS). No such attempt has yet been made against a U.S. carrier, but given the measures being ... |
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| Modernizing the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Fleet: Accelerating CVN 21 Production versus Mid-Life Refueling |
2005 |
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| Authors:
John Schank; Giles Smith; Brien Alkire; Mark V. Arena; John Birkler; James Chiesa; Edward Keating; Lara Schmidt; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Navy is currently designing the next generation aircraft carrier, the CVN 21. This class of carriers will use the same basic hull form as the current Nimitz class, but will include a substantial redesign of the interior of the ship for improved weapons handling and stores management functions. It also will incorporate several new technologies, including a new propulsion plant and new aircraft launch and recovery systems. These ... |
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