| Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL
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 | The Air and Space Power Journal, Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense. |
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| On Nuclear Deterrence and Assurance |
Jan-2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Keith B Payne; NATIONAL INST FOR PUBLIC POLICY FAIRFAX VA
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| In due course, the fact that continuing faith in fixed Cold War models, terms, and metrics has stymied the Nuclear Posture Review's (NPR) implementation will be a historical footnote, one with possibly lasting effect. The important question to consider now, however, is not the fate of the 2001 NPR, but rather the fate of future reviews and efforts to better align U.S. strategic policy and requirements with the reality of ... |
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| Shared Challenges -- Joint Solutions? The United States and Europe Face New Global Security Risks -- High Times for Grand Strategy |
Jan-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Ralph Rotte; Christoph Schwarz; RWTH AACHEN UNIV (GERMANY)
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| It seems reasonable to take a skeptical attitude with respect to any expectation of a reversal in American foreign policy under Obama vis-a-vis the course taken by his predecessor. At the same time, one can already clearly discern a gradual shift in the policy statements of the former candidate. These changes concern precisely those new global security risks that the European Union placed at the center of its European Security ... |
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| The Logic of the Nuclear Arsenal |
Jan-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Adam Lowther; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIR FORCE RESEARCH INST
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| With the historic election of Barack Obama, the United States is likely to see an equally historic review of nuclear weapons policy. In 2009 alone, the new administration will undertake a nuclear posture review (NPR), expected in early 2010, and oversee the expiration or renegotiation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which expires 5 Dec 2009. Mr. Obama also will be responsible for ensuring compliance with obligations in the ... |
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| Thinking About the Unthinkable: Tokyo's Nuclear Option |
Jan 2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Toshi Yoshihara; James R Holmes; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Will Japan go nuclear? Doubtful -- but what if it does? It is possible to envision circumstances that would impel Tokyo and the Japanese populace to cast aside their long-standing dread of nuclear weapons and to construct an arsenal of their own for the sake of national survival. Menacing strategic surroundings or a collapse of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty are two such circumstances. If some nightmare scenario did come to ... |
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| Deterrence in the Israeli-Iranian Strategic Standoff |
Jan 2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
W A Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One of the central concerns of current U.S. foreign policy is that Iran will develop a nuclear weapons capability which it could use to threaten the security of other regional states. The entire history of the Iranian nuclear technology program, including previous efforts to keep the enrichment effort secret, suggests that Tehran will almost certainly continue to pursue a nuclear weapons capability despite some reassuring factors noted in the 2007 ... |
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| Understanding Iran |
Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
Jerrold D Green; Frederic Wehrey; Wolf; Charles Jr; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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 | Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to locate the roots of the Islamic Republic's intentions and motivations in the distinctiveness of its political culture and history. A rich and ancient nation, Iran has always beguiled outsiders. This complexity, combined with America's lack of access to Iran since 1979, has produced a peculiar view of the Islamic Republic, a view defined by mystique and a superficial reading that places ... |
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| Extended Deterrence and Iran |
Jan 2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Shahram Chubin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
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| Despite nearly seven decades of Nuclear weapons, (NWs) and four decades of Cold war in which they figured prominently, we still do not know very much about, or with any degree of assurance, what NWs can and cannot do beyond create widespread destruction. Questions about deterrence, extended deterrence and the political utility of NWs and whether these are general propositions/laws or culturally or state specific, cannot be reliably answered. In ... |
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| Strategic Reassurance if Iran Goes Nuclear: A Framework and Some Propositions |
Jan 2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis A Dunn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
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| Faced with continuing uncertainties about Iran's nuclear weapon ambitions, reassurance and deterrence have figured prominently in our discussions of Gulf and wider Middle East security. During this workshop, presentations also have addressed what may yet be done in an attempt to influence Iran's nuclear weapons calculus as talks begin between the P-5 + 1 and Iran. My presentation seeks to address issues of strategic reassurance if Iran crosses the nuclear ... |
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| Infrastructure Security and Nuclear Power |
Jan 2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Friedrich Steinhausler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
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| Nuclear power, national security and covert nuclear weapon programs have been intrinsically linked in the past. Such was the case in India, Israel, South Africa and Pakistan. At least thirteen Middle Eastern countries either announced new plans to explore atomic energy or revived preexisting nuclear power programs between February 2006 and January 2007. The Middle East and North Africa represent a region with countries (Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia) ... |
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| Special Issue on Extended Deterrence, Security Guarantees, and Nuclear Proliferation: Strategic Stability in the Gulf Region |
Jan 2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel J Moran; James A Russel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
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| This special issue of Strategic Insights will continue our exploration of extended deterrence that began in our Fall 2009 issue. Its articles reflect the latest research as presented at the workshop on Extended Deterrence, Security Guarantees, and Nuclear Proliferation: Strategic Stability in the Gulf Region held at the Gulf Research Center, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 4-5, 2009. The feature articles presented in this issue consider the ... |
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| Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects |
30-Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy F Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration has outlined a strategy of tailored deterrence to define the role that nuclear weapons play in U.S. national security policy. There has been little discussion of this concept, either in Congress or in the public at large. This leaves unanswered questions about how this strategy differs from U.S. nuclear strategy during the Cold War and how it might advise decisions about the size and structure of the ... |
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| Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations |
04 Dec 2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2002, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began investigating allegations that Iran had conducted clandestine nuclear activities; the agency ultimately reported that some of these activities had violated Tehran's IAEA safeguards agreement. The agency has not stated definitively that Iran has pursued nuclear weapons, but has also not yet been able to conclude that the country's nuclear program is exclusively for peaceful purposes. The IAEA Board of Governors referred ... |
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| Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management. Phase II: Review of the DoD Nuclear Mission |
Dec-2008 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
James R Schlesinger; Blackwell; Christopher A Williams; Franklin C Miller; John J Hamre; Edmund P Jr; Giambastiani; Jacques S Gansler; J D II; Crouch; Michael P Carns; James A Jr; OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| Incidents related to the Air Force's mishandling of nuclear weapons and components led to the creation of the Task Force in June 2008 to provide advice on nuclear matters for the Secretary of Defense. This review was to be conducted in two phases: Phase I reviewed the Air Force's nuclear mission and was completed in September 2008; Phase II was directed at the stewardship of the nuclear mission more broadly ... |
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| Nuclear Challenges and Policy Options for the Next U.S. Administration |
Dec-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Jean du Preez; MONTEREY INST OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CA JAMES MARTIN CENTER FOR NONPROLIFERATION STUDIES
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| Three months before the November 2008 U.S. presidential election, the Monterey Nonproliferation Strategy Group (MNSG), an international body of approximately two dozen experienced policy makers and prominent analysts, convened to consider nuclear challenges and policy options for the next U.S. administration. This session was part of an ongoing series of MNSG meetings aimed at identifying realistic and achievable options as groundwork for building consensus or near-consensus on critical issues threatening ... |
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| Deterrence and Engagement: U.S. and North Korean Interactions over Nuclear Weapons since the End of the Cold War |
Dec-2008 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
Geunho Kwak; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The North Korean nuclear crisis needs to be understood comprehensively, taking into account both international relations and the domestic political dynamics of the countries involved. This thesis analyzes North Korean and U.S. policies during two nuclear crises (1993-1994 and 2002-present) and proposes an option for reaching a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. The results show that North Korea has pursued nuclear weapons with a unique historical, cultural, and political strategy. It has ... |
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| Iran's Nuclear Program: Status |
20-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Although Iran claims that its nuclear programs are exclusively for peaceful purposes, they have generated considerable concern that Tehran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program. Indeed, the UN Security Council has responded to Iran's refusal to suspend work on its uranium enrichment and heavy-water nuclear reactor programs by adopting several resolutions which imposed sanctions on Tehran. Despite this pressure, Iran continues at its Natanz centrifuge facility to enrich uranium, expand ... |
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| Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Defense Threat Reduction Information Analysis Center |
19 NOV 2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The mission of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is to safeguard the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives, or CBRNE) by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate and counter the threat and mitigate its effects. The DoD created DTRA as a combat support agency to focus department capabilities in the fight against WMD. DTRA supports the three pillars ... |
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| Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Science, Technologies, Observations |
06-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Jonathan Medalia; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Detection of nuclear weapons and special nuclear material (SNM, certain types of uranium and plutonium) is crucial to thwarting nuclear proliferation and terrorism and to securing weapons and materials worldwide. Congress has funded a portfolio of detection R&D and acquisition programs, and has mandated inspection at foreign ports of all U.S.-bound cargo containers using two types of detection equipment. Nuclear weapons contain SNM, which produces unique or suspect signatures that ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
03 Nov 2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On July 18, 2005, President Bush announced he would work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India and would also seek agreement from Congress to adjust U.S. laws and policies, in the context of a broader, global partnership with India. India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded ... |
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| A Nuclear Iran: Does This Change Everything? |
31-Oct-2008 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
David W Bliesner; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Despite the relentless use of diplomatic, information, and economic instruments of power, it appears Iran is determined to enter the nuclear club as soon as possible. Iran has the motive, will, and know how to build and deliver a nuclear weapon. Its current intransigence in the face of international pressure seems to be aimed at giving Iran the one element it still needs, time. Engaging with the military instrument of ... |
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| The Gulf Cooperation Council as a Regional Partner in Deterrence |
27-Oct-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Bridget M Rourke; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| It is imperative that the United States develop a more effective nuclear deterrence strategy with regard to the Iranian desire to obtain a nuclear weapon. Recent U.S. approaches have been ineffective as Iran progresses in its nuclear development activities. The United States cannot expect a change in results without a change in strategy. Promoting the GCC as the lead diplomatic face of the nuclear deterrence effort would be a significant ... |
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| Test Operations Procedure (TOP) 1-2-612 Nuclear Environment Survivability |
24-Oct-2008 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY WHITE SANDS TEST CENTER WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NEW MEXICO SURVIVABILITY VULNERABILITY AND ASSESSMENT DIRECTORATE (SVAD)
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| This Test Operations Procedure (TOP) is a general outline on test and analysis procedures required to determine the effects of a specified nuclear environment on Army materiel. |
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| Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise |
24-Oct-2008 |
144 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE NUCLEAR TASK FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| Commitment to Change Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise is our highest priority. We've taken many actions over the past year based on the recommendations of several internal and external investigations, but more work remains. We have developed a strategic plan to revitalize the nuclear enterprise and reclaim the trust of our nation and confidence of our allies. We need the commitment of every Airman to this priority. This roadmap ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
17-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On July 18, 2005, President Bush announced he would "work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India" and would "also seek agreement from Congress to adjust U.S. laws and policies" in the context of a broader, global partnership with India. India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
02-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On July 18, 2005, President Bush announced he would "work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India" and would "also seek agreement from Congress to adjust U.S. laws and policies," in the context of a broader, global partnership with India to promote stability, democracy, prosperity, and peace. India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all ... |
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| Probability-Of-Opportunity for Airborne Search Problems |
Oct-2008 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Jeff Dubois; Jason Bowman; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH AIR VEHICLES DIRECTORATE
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| The concept of probability-of-opportunity grew out of work being done under the Air Force Research Laboratory's Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft System (AFRL/NGUAS) efforts. Specifically, AFRL was looking to better understand the relationships between sensor, sensor platform, and target characteristics in order to effectively search an area or route. Time-based simulation is quite costly and does not give immediate insight into what drives the search problem due to the lack of ... |
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| DOD and the Nuclear Mission |
Oct 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Clark A Murdock; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| This article presents an advocacy narrative for the still important contributions that nuclear weapons make to U.S. security and outlines a set of recommendations for how the Department of Defense (DOD) should organize for the nuclear mission. After first addressing the role of nuclear weapons in 21st-century international affairs and national security, this article reviews how the nuclear mission has been neglected in the post?Cold War era and suggests what ... |
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| The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments |
12-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Jonathan Medalia; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Most current U.S. nuclear warheads were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are being retained longer than was planned. Yet they deteriorate and must be maintained. To correct problems, a Life Extension Program (LEP), part of a larger Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), replaces components. Modifying some components would require a nuclear test, but the United States has observed a test moratorium since 1992. Congress and the Administration prefer to ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
04-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration characterizes Iran as a profound threat to U.S. national security interests, a perception generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program but that also takes into account Iran s military assistance to armed groups in Iraq, to the Palestinian group Hamas, and to Lebanese Hezbollah. The threat assessment of some other governments was lessened by the December 3, 2007 key judgements of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that indicates ... |
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| Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management. Phase 1. The Air Force's Nuclear Mission |
01-Sep-2008 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
James R Schlesinger; Blackwell; Christopher A Williams; Franklin C Miller; John J Hamre; Edmund P Jr; Giambastiani; Jacques S Gansler; J D II; Crouch; Michael P Carns; James A Jr; OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| Serious incidents in 2006 (a misshipment to Taiwan of intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] components) and 2007 (an unauthorized weapons transfer) alerted the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Air Force s mishandling of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons-related materiel. The ensuing investigations revealed a serious erosion of focus, expertise, mission readiness, resources, and discipline in the nuclear weapons enterprise within the In June 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed ... |
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| National Security and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century |
01-Sep-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| In July 2007, along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, we issued a statement that summarized the need for maintaining a credible U.S. nuclear deterrent and urged bipartisan Congressional support for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program. This paper, National Security and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, expands on the July 2007 statement by addressing in greater detail the considerations behind U.S. requirements for nuclear weapons. The paper also describes ... |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills |
01-Sep-2008 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills was chartered to assess all aspects of nuclear deterrent skills military, federal, and contractor and to recommended methods and strategies to maintain a right-sized, properly trained, and experienced work force to ensure the viability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent through 2020. As long as anyone in the world has or can acquire nuclear weapons, America must have nuclear deterrence expertise ... |
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| The Future of the Ballistic Missile Submarine Force in the Russian Nuclear Triad |
01-Sep-2008 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Richard T Lesiw; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes the current status of the Russian Federation's ballistic missile submarine force. It reviews the history of the ballistic missile submarine force, its current status, and the implementation of plans currently in progress and as well as the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining a ballistic missile submarine force. This thesis also assesses the other two legs of the nuclear triad -- the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and long ... |
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| Advanced Energetic Materials for Agent Defeat: Impact-Driven Reactions in Biocidal Reactive Materials for WMD Applications |
Sep-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
S Bless; M Pantoya; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN INST FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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| Dynamic thermite reactions can produce iodine or silver gas, which may destroy spore-forming bacteria. Initial experiments have demonstrated reaction rates up to 1300 m/s and fireballs exceeding 1000 C. |
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| Investigation of Regional Source Properties of the Underground Nuclear Explosion in North Korea |
Sep 2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Tae-Kyung Hong; Junkee Rhie; YONSEI UNIV SEOUL (REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
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| We explore the source properties of the October 9, 2006, underground nuclear explosion (UNE) in North Korea from regional phases. The dense seismic stations deployed in South Korea, Japan, and China provided us unique regional observations of the UNE. The unique data set allows us to investigate the source properties by regional phases. The isotropic moment of UNE is estimated by 2.9 X 10(14) Nm from long-period waveforms. The source ... |
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| A 3D Tomographic Model of South Central Asia Based on Pn Travel Times from GT Events |
Sep 2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J Young; Sanford Ballard; James R Hipp; Marcus C Chang; Glen T Barker; Michael L Begnaud; W Scott Phillips; Lee K Steck; Charlotte A Rowe; SANDIA NATIONAL LABS LIVERMORE CA
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| Increasingly, nuclear explosion monitoring is focusing on detection, location, and identification of small events recorded at regional distances. Because Earth structure is highly variable on regional scales, locating events accurately at these distances requires the use of region-specific models to provide accurate travel times. Improved results have been achieved with composites of 1D models and with approximate 3D models with simplified upper mantle structures, but both approaches introduce nonphysical boundaries ... |
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| U.S. Assistance to North Korea |
31-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; Mark E Manyin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report summarizes U.S. assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea. It will be updated periodically to track changes in U.S. provision of aid to North Korea. Since 1995, the United States has provided North Korea with over $1 billion in assistance, about 60% of which has paid for food aid and 40% or so paying for energy assistance. As shown in ... |
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| Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons |
29-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy F Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union both deployed thousands of "nonstrategic" nuclear weapons that were intended to be used in support of troops in the field during a conflict. These included nuclear mines; artillery; short, medium, and long-range ballistic missiles; cruise missiles; and gravity bombs. In contrast with the longer-range "strategic" nuclear weapons, these weapons had a lower profile in policy debates and arms control negotiations. ... |
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| The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments |
23-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Jonathan Medalia; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Most current U.S. nuclear warheads were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are being retained longer than was planned. Yet they deteriorate and must be maintained. To correct problems, a Life Extension Program (LEP), part of a larger Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), replaces components. Modifying some components would require a nuclear test, but the United States has observed a test moratorium since 1992. Congress and the Administration prefer to ... |
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| North Korea: Terrorism List Removal? |
10 Jul 2008 |
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| Authors:
Larry Niksch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The issue of North Korea's inclusion on the U.S. list of terrorism-supporting countries has arisen twice in recent U.S.-North Korean diplomacy. In 2000, North Korea demanded that the Clinton Administration remove North Korea from the terrorism-support list before North Korea would send a high-level envoy to Washington and accept the Clinton Administration's proposal to begin negotiations with the United States over the North Korean missile program. In 2003, multilateral negotiations ... |
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| The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress |
07-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Dana A Shea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2006, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) was established within the Department of Homeland Security to centralize coordination of the federal response to an unconventional nuclear threat. The office was codified through the passage of the SAFE Port Act (P.L. 109-347) and given specific statutory responsibilities to protect the United States against radiological and nuclear attack, including the responsibility to develop a global nuclear detection architecture. Determining the range ... |
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| On Strengthening and Expanding the US Nuclear Umbrella to Dissuade Nuclear Proliferation |
Jul 2008 |
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Victor A Utgoff; David Adesnik; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Many experts and officials are concerned that a failure to stop North Korea from expanding and improving its nuclear weapons stocks and the continued apparent pursuit of nuclear weapons by Iran will spur substantial additional nuclear proliferation. Much of that additional proliferation could be by concerned US allies and friends in Asia and the Middle East, and possibly even by NATO allies such as Turkey. This raises the question of ... |
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| The Deterrence of Nuclear Terrorism through an Attribution Capability |
01-Jun-2008 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Larry J Arbuckle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The state of the world is such that the pace of nuclear weapons proliferation appears to be increasing. The growing number of nuclear states and amount of nuclear material available poses a great challenge to those who would attempt to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists and other nonstate actors. This study examines how the development of a nuclear attribution capability using the tools and methods of ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
20-May-2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On July 18, 2005, President Bush announced he would "work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India" and would "also seek agreement from Congress to adjust U.S. laws and policies," in the context of a broader, global partnership with India to promote stability, democracy, prosperity, and peace. India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all ... |
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| Understanding and Managing North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions |
09-May-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn E Witt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The February 2007 agreement reached with North Korea to shut down its nuclear reactor and give up its nuclear weapons program was heralded by many as a significant breakthrough following the shock of North Korea's nuclear weapons test in October of the previous year. This optimistic assessment, however, fails to consider the significant hurdles that will confront negotiators as they attempt to fulfill the promise of the February accord. The ... |
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| Atomic Bomb: Memory and its Power on Japanese Pacifism |
May 2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
W M Bochat; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Japan's pacifist identity and security practices have deep roots with the atomic bomb. The victims experiences and Japan's preferences in dealing with the memories distinguishes their nation and allows them security opportunities that other nations do not enjoy. The changes to Japanese Culture since the atomic bomb shows an emergence of a new identity closely tied to nonviolence. Japan's external identity as a global peace broker developed while the internal ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
23-Apr-2008 |
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| Authors:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On July 18, 2005, President Bush announced he would work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India and would also seek agreement from Congress to adjust U.S. laws and policies, in the context of a broader, global partnership with India to promote stability, democracy, prosperity and peace. India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Policy: Do We Have it Right? |
28-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Paul D Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Cold War is over and the Soviet Union is gone. Africa, the South Pacific, and Latin America are nuclear weapon-free zones. China is a most favored trading partner. The United States and Russia have dismantled hundreds of nuclear weapons and decommissioned scores of bombers and submarines. There are numerous international treaties designed to create a world without the threat of nuclear holocaust. So why do states and other actors ... |
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| Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century |
25-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Trevor N Tyler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The end of the Cold War and the desire to rid the world of nuclear weapons did not make nuclear deterrence irrelevant. Nuclear weapons continue to play a key role in this nation's strategic deterrence. During the cold war the nuclear triad was the successful nuclear deterrence strategy. Recent changes to the political landscape, to include an increase in the number of nuclear actors, have prompted a change to the ... |
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