| The Influence of Bottom Morphology on Far Field Reflectance |
14 JUL 2004 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald V. Zaneveld; Emmanuel S. Boss; OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS COLL OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
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 | We have carried out analyses of the CoBOP field data in order to meet the objectives regarding the use of measured IOP in the models, Results of the analysis have been published in the Limnology and Oceanography special issue (Boss and Zaneveld, 2002). This paper analyzes the distribution of IOP near the bottom and in the water column of a shallow reef and sand area at Lee Stocking, Bahamas. We ... |
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| Britain's Role in U.S. Missile Defense |
JUL 2004 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy Stocker; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Despite the apparent novelty of the subject, defense against ballistic missiles has been a persistent topic in transatlantic relations for other half a century. In particular, America's European allies, especially Britain, have frequently been concerned by the wider implications of U.S. repeated efforts to develop and deploy missile defenses. The end of the Cold War has completely altered the strategic circumstances within which ballistic missile defense (BMD) policy is formulated, ... |
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| Britain's Role in U.S. Missile Defense |
JUL 2004 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy Stocker; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This monograph seeks to examine the many facets of the role that Britain, America's closest and strongest ally, plays in missile defense, and to identify the ways in which disagreements can be minimized and cooperation enhanced, to mutual benefit. Despite the apparent novelty of the subject, defense against ballistic missiles has been a persistent topic in transatlantic relations for over half a century. In particular, America's European allies, especially Britain, ... |
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| A CBO Study: Alternatives for Boost-Phase Missile Defense |
JUL 2004 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
David Arthur; Robie S. Roy; Raymond Hall; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study - prepared at the request of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Senate Armed Services Committee - looks at technical, operational, and cost issues related to using a boost-phase intercept (BPI) system to defend the United States against intercontinental ballistic missiles. The study compares the strengths, weaknesses, and costs of five alternative designs for a BPI system - three surface-based and ... |
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| Improved IR Windows for Severe Aerothermal Environments |
30 JUN 2004 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony DiGiovanni; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND TRANSFER INC ANNAPOLIS MD
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| This report details efforts to enhance the fabrication process for the production of transparent magnesium aluminate spinel domes. TA&T has evaluated a variety of spinel powders for pressureless sintering. The effects of powder blending and milling, cold isostatic pressing conditions, binder removal, sintering, and hot isostatic pressing on the final transparency of pressureless sintered parts have been determined. A working knowledge of the processing window has been established, allowing transparent ... |
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| Army Tactical Missile System: Revolutionary Impact on Deep Operations |
18 JUN 2004 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Carter L. Rogers; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis provides an analysis of the revolutionary impact the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) had on developing joint doctrine for deep operations. ATACMS provides U.S. Joint Force with the ability to execute deep strike missions against enemy forces with precision and responsiveness. The Army fielded the missile system during Operation Desert Storm, where it performed brilliantly against enemy air defenses, surface-to-surface missiles, and logistics sites. The successful employment of ... |
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| RDE Command First Application (1st APP) Simulation Experiment for Future Combat Systems (FCS) Networked Fires |
JUN 2004 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory B. Tackett; Timothy McKelvy; ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL SYSTEM SIMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE
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| The Virtual Distributed Laboratory for Modeling and Simulation (VDLMS) Science and Technology Ob(jective (STO) initiated a First Application (1ST App) effort in 2003, to baseline the use of legacy distributed simulations within the U. S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to support Future Combat Systems (FCS) and Objective Force (OF) experimentation. This baseline provides a threshold in performance and process against which the emerging Modeling Architeettire for Technology, ... |
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| Kill Vehicle Effectiveness for Boost Phase Interception of Ballistic Missiles |
JUN 2004 |
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| Authors:
Florios Bardanis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | Boost phase interception of ballistic missiles is envisioned as the primary response of the layered defense architecture implemented in the ballistic missile defense system. A limited time frame in which to take action and the necessity to implement hit-to-kill technology in the kill vehicle counterbalances the many advantages of boost phase interception. Direct hit missile technology is constrained by the requirement to minimize miss distance to a negligible amount between ... |
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| India's Emerging Security Strategy, Missile Defense, and Arms Control |
JUN 2004 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen F. Burgess; INST FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES US AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO
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| This is the 54th volume in the Occasional Paper series of the U.S. Air Force Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). The focus of this paper is on the strategic context of South Asia, a region that increasingly sits at the center of United States security concerns. India is the world's largest democracy (in terms of population), a regional power with both realized and additional potential relevance to United States ... |
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| Challenges for Vertical Collaboration Among Warfighters for Missile Defense C2 |
JUN 2004 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Laura A. Lee; Ray C. Prouty; David J. Sepucha; SPARTA INC SAN DIEGO CA
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| Implementing an effective Missile Defense plan in a Network Centric environment requires a robust collaboration scheme compatible with multiple military models and simulations. Many technology breakthroughs have occurred allowing defense plans to be rapidly exchanged with C2 systems distributed around the Globe. However, the issue of interpreting the data properly within each C2 model or simulation component remains a stumbling block to effective planning. This paper describes a global collaboration ... |
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| Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Northeast Remote In-Flight Interceptor Communication System Data Terminal (IDT) |
05 MAY 2004 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Julia Elliott; ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND HUNTSVILLE AL
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| Within the Department of Defense, the Missile Defense Agency is responsible for developing and fielding a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The BMDS is designed to intercept threat missiles during all phases of flight: boost, midcourse, and terminal. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) is an element of the BMDS and uses Ground-Based Interceptors (GBls) to intercept and destroy long-range missiles during the ballistic (midcourse) phase of their flight before their ... |
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| M&S Support to Assessment of Extended Air Defence C2 Interoperability (Soutien M&S de l'evaluation de l'interoperabilite entre le C2 et la defense aerienne elargie) |
MAY 2004 |
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| Authors:
C. D. Allmon; J. P. Faye; S. Goodenough; W. Huiskamp; O. Iyde; NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| Within NATO, some countries already have ATBM (Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile) capabilities, others are in the process of acquiring these. One of the issues will be interoperability between all NATO TBM defence elements,especially the Command and Control elements; tactical and procedural co-ordination between combined and joint EAD forces; and deployment and contribution of future systems. NATO and the nations can do something to improve C2 and turn individual weapon systems (point ... |
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| M&S Support to Assessment of Extended Air Defence C2 Interoperability (Soutien M&S de l'evaluation de l'interoperabilite entre le C2 et la defense aerienne elargie) (CD-ROM) |
May-2004 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 144 files; HyperText Markup Language (.HTML) and Adobe Acrobat (.PDF). PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 computer laser optical disc (CD-ROM); 4 3/4 in.; 205 MB. SYSTEMS DETAIL NOTE: Adobe Acrobat Reader is included on disc. ABSTRACT: Within NATO, some countries already have ATBM (Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile) capabilities, others are in the process of acquiring these. One of the issues will be interoperability between all NATO TBM defense elements, especially ... |
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| Impacts of Numerical Weather Prediction Spatial Resolution on an Atmospheric Decision Aid for Directed Energy Weapon Systems |
APR 2004 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Randy J. Lefevre; Frank H. Ruggiero; Kevin P. Roe; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB HANSCOM AFB MA SPACE VEHICLES DIRECTORATE
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| The Airborne Laser (ABL) is being developed as one element of our nation's Ballistic Missile Defense System. The ABL Element Office is developing an Atmospheric Decision Aid (ADA) to diagnose and forecast the location and magnitude of optical turbulence in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Development of the ADA relies on an understanding about the strengths and weaknesses of numerical weather prediction (NwP) models, plus the sensitivity of the ... |
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| Ground-Based Missile Defense (National Missile Defense): Is It Feasible? |
19 MAR 2004 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Rodney X. McCants; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This strategic research paper explores the viability of a national missile defense system designed to defend the United States against ballistic missile attack. It explores the question of whether national missile defense is feasible. To answer this question, the author examines the ballistic missile threat to the United States posed by Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. Next, he examines the technological challenges, costs, and geopolitical ramifications involved in developing ... |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Ballistic Missile Defense Phase III: Modeling and Simulation |
MAR 2004 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Larry D. Welch; William Graham; DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| This report covers Phase III of the work of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Missile Defense. Phase I examined mid-course discrimination. Phase II, a 2002 DSB Summer Study, examined the four issues shown in the chart above. Following completion of the Phase II report, the Director, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) asked the Task Force to examine modeling and simulation (M&S). The Under Secretary Defense for Acquisition, Technology ... |
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| How to Optimize Joint Theater Ballistic Missile Defense |
MAR 2004 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas D. Diehl; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Theater ballistic missiles (TBM) are capable of delivering high- explosive warheads as well as nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, termed weapons of mass destruction. Adversaries already have, or are developing these deadly devices, so the United States is developing defensive interceptors and tactics to maximize the probability of defeating all incoming ballistic missile threats. The goal is to thwart even a small nuclear, chemical or biological strike on a target ... |
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| Command Structure of the Ballistic Missile Defense System |
MAR 2004 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David B. Weller; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States is embarking on a course of designing and fielding a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to protect the United States and her citizenry against ballistic missile attacks. The BMDS will need a Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) organization/system to support military and national decision makers in times of crisis. The C2BMC also must be able to react quickly once a missile event has occurred. ... |
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| Defense Science Board Task Force on Missile Defense: Phase 3 - Modeling and Simulation |
MAR 2004 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS WASHINGTON DC
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| This report covers Phase III of the work of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Missile Defense. Phase I examined mid- course discrimination. Phase II, a 2002 DSB Summer Study, examined the four issues shown in the chart above. Following completion of the Phase II report, the Director, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) asked the Task Force to examine modeling and simulation (M&S). The Under Secretary Defense for Acquisition, ... |
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| Defensive Planning for Combined Forces |
MAR 2004 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
David A. Griffith; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| This paper is based on the experience gained by personnel in the Information Directorate of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Rome, NY, Research Site, during the development, validation, testing, and fielding of the Joint Defensive Planner (JDP) in the USAF Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS). JDP has been used for the past 3 years in its successive developmental spirals by the US/NE/GE Extended Air Defense Task Force during ... |
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| U.S. Policy on Weaponizing Space and the Army's Role in Space Control Operations |
18 FEB 2004 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Scott F. Netherland; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army has a history of leading the services in the space control mission area. The technology development for anti-ballistic missile (AEM) systems served as a logical precursor to the United States first operational anti-satellite (ASAT) capability called the Nike-Zeus. Today the Army is pushing two new space control programs through the Total Army Analysis (TAA) process. One unit is the Space Counter Surveillance and Reconnaissance (SCRS) system and the ... |
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| Ballistic Missile Initial Defensive Operations: Preventing the U.S. from Sending China the Wrong Message |
09 FEB 2004 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
William S. O'Connor; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The United States is planning to deploy Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) systems in late 2004 for the purpose of national missile defense against rogue nation attacks. Part of that deployment is the Initial Defensive Operation (IDO), which will include sea-based and land-based BMD systems in the Western Pacific region. If not carefully counterbalanced, IDO risks upsetting the delicate relationship that the United States has maintained with the People's Republic of ... |
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| Effective Intelligence Support to Theater Ballistic Missile Defense from the Sea |
09 FEB 2004 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Eduardo M. Recavarren; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| The United States will deploy an operational missile defense system of the homeland under the National Missile Defense (NMD) Program by 30 September 2004. Within the NMD framework, the Navy's role is to provide early warning, cueing, and forward ballistic missile engagement by deployed naval forces. Consequently, the Navy's NMD function has the least reaction time and is therefore most dependent on timely and relevant operational intelligence to successfully perform ... |
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| Lessening the International Impacts of the U.S.'s Deployment of its Ballistic Missile Defense System |
01 FEB 2004 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jane C. Rohr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In June 2002 the U.S. chose to pull out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty to enable its development of a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The leadership of many nations from the ranks of both our traditional foes and our customary allies view this development with varying levels of concern. Some leaders believe that nuclear non-proliferation and national missile defense are exclusive concepts. Others feel that individual missile reduction ... |
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| Enhancing U.S. Defenses Against Terrorist Air Attacks |
2004 |
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| Authors:
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The potential threat of terrorist air attacks against the continental United States (CONUS) became painfully apparent on September 11, 2001. In addition to using commercial aircraft, terrorists may try to use general aviation aircraft (such as crop dusters armed with chemical or biological agents), cruise missiles, or man-portable heat-seeking missiles to attack the U. S. homeland. Dealing with such threats requires an unprecedented cooperative effort between military and civilian organizations. ... |
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| A Methodology for Developing Timing Constraints for the Ballistic Missile Defense System |
DEC 2003 |
309 pages |
| Authors:
Michael H. Miklaski; Joel D. Babbitt; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) is developing a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) based on a layered defense that employs complementary sensors, weapons and C2 elements integrated by software into a system-of-systems to engage and destroy threat ballistic missiles through all phases of its flight. Inherent to the ultimate success of the BMDS will he the timely execution of the kill chain process against threat ballistic missiles. In this thesis ... |
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| Air Force Targeting Reform: Addressing the Need for Change |
DEC 2003 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Michael N. Waddle; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| One prevailing trend characterizing US operations has been the emphasis on overwhelming military strength and technologies. Heavy reliance on sophisticated weaponry as the JDAM, TLAM, CALCM, and other precision weapons during recent conflicts helps illustrate this present trend. Precision guided munitions in combination with advanced technology led the US Air Force to measure success by counting total numbers of sorties flown and tonnage of ordnance employed versus assessing the effects ... |
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| An Analysis of Spending Patterns Associated with the PHALANX Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Program |
DEC 2003 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R. Chaparro; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In light of the current world climate, U.S. military force protection has become an increasing concern. The bombing of the USS COLE and terrorist actions on the World Trade Center buildings show a vulnerability to attack both at home and abroad. In response to this threat, the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) has become an attractive system for re-evaluation as a deterrent to hostile airborne threats to U.S. Navy surface ships. ... |
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| Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles |
03 NOV 2003 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; Bartholomew Elias; Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Recent events have focused attention on the threat that terrorists with shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) pose to commercial airliners. Most believe that no single solution exists to effectively mitigate this threat. Instead, a menu of options may be considered, including installing infrared (IR) countermeasures on aircraft; modifying flight operations and air traffic control procedures; improving airport and regional security; and strengthening missile non-proliferation efforts. Equipping aircraft with missile countermeasure ... |
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| Military Space Programs: Issues Concerning DOD's SBIRS and STSS Programs |
03 NOV 2003 |
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| Authors:
Marcia S. Smith; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Department of Defense's (DOD's) programs to develop new satellites to alert U.S. military commanders to foreign missile launches, and to support missile defense objectives, are controversial because of cost growth and schedule slippage. SBIRS-High, managed by the Air Force, would replace existing Defense Support Program "early warning" satellites. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS, formerly SBIRS-Low), managed by the Missile Defense Agency, would perform missile tracking and target ... |
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| Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia |
17 OCT 2003 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; K. A. Kronstadt; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has long been concerned about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems in South Asia. This concern became acute after May 1998, when both India and Pakistan tested nuclear explosive devices. Since that time, both countries have continued testing nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and both have established command and control authorities to oversee their nuclear arsenals. India and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947 and ... |
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| Learning Integrated Recognition for Image Exploitation |
30 SEP 2003 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Bir Bhanu; CALIFORNIA UNIV RIVERSIDE CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
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| The overall goals of the proposed learning integrated object recognition for image exploitation research effort at the Center for Research in Intelligent Systems of the University of California, Riverside are to improve the performance and reliability of automated systems that can recognize objects in reconnaissance imagery acquired under dynamically changing conditions and for systems that can efficiently extract information from enormous image databases. This requires innovative techniques developed through fundamental ... |
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| Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace |
12 SEP 2003 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The September 11th attacks have drawn attention to U.S. air defense. Protecting U.S. airspace may require improvements in detecting enemy aircraft and cruise missiles, making decisions on how to address these threats, and intercepting them. A number of options exist in each of these areas, and they must be evaluated. The Department of Defense will likely consider a variety of issues in their evaluation, including expediency, cost, and minimizing conflicts ... |
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| Test and Evaluation of the Ballistic Missile Defense System |
SEP 2003 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
James B. Michael; Philip E. Pace; Man-Tak Shing; Murali Tummala; Joel Babbitt; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| This report summarizes the work done in FY03 to develop a systematic engineering-based approach for constructing a high-level architecture for a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). We developed six UML use cases to identify the external agents and systems that are involved in a typical missile- defense scenario. Based on these use cases, we developed the top level of a distributed architecture of a BMDS and conducted simulation studies to ... |
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| Missile Defense For Taiwan: Implications For U.S. Security Interests in East Asia |
SEP 2003 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Darren E. Rice; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The potential provision of ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities to the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan carries an array of implications for U,S, interests and purposes in East Asia, Although missile defense would assist Taiwan in defending itself from Chinese ballistic missiles, it could generate adverse repercussions that impede Washington's ability to meet its strategic and foreign policy goals. This thesis addresses how the delivery of BMD to Taiwan ... |
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| China and Ballistic Missile Defense: 1955 to 2002 and Beyond |
SEP 2003 |
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| Authors:
Brad Roberts; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| China's opposition to U.S. ballistic missile defense was forcefully articulated officially and unofficially between 1991 and 2001. Vociferous opposition gave way to near silence following U.S. ABM Treaty withdrawal, raising a question about precisely whether and how China will respond to future U.S. deployments in both the political and military-operational realms. To gauge likely future responses, it is useful to put the experience of the 1991-2001 period into historical context. ... |
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| Missile Defense: The Current Debate |
21 AUG 2003 |
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| Authors:
Steven A. Hildreth; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration substantially altered the debate over missile defenses. The Administration requested significant funding increases for missile defense programs (about 61 % above that approved by Congress for FY2001), eliminated the distinction between national and theater missile defense, restructured the missile defense program to focus more directly on developing deployment options for a "layered" capability to intercept missiles aimed at U.S. territory across the whole spectrum of their flight ... |
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| Schedule Assessment Methods for Ballistic Missile Defense Ground-Based Software Development |
AUG 2003 |
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| Authors:
Bruce R. Harmon; Neang I. Om; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This report documents software development schedule models for ground-based segments of ballistic missile defense. The objective was to provide methods for assessing the reasonableness of proposed acquisition schedules for ground-based software of proposed system architectures. IDA developed time estimating relationships (TERs) using historical data from the Air Force Space and Missile Command (SMO) database. TERs are estimated using least-square regression analysis where the relevant duration in months is the dependent ... |
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| Missile Defenses in Europe: Requirements and Challenges |
JUN 2003 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Athanasios Tsouganatos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The NATO Allies decided at the November 2002 Prague Summit to conduct a feasibility study concerning the protection of national territories, populations, and forces from the threat of ballistic missile attacks. This thesis examines current missile defense programs and analyzes their potential to protect the Alliance as a whole, thus maintaining the indivisibility of Allied security. The thesis investigates the political, military, economic, and technological challenges for a NATO full-spectrum ... |
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| Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Volume 2, Number 4, June 2003. Japan Gets Serious about Missile Defense: North Korean Crisis Pushes Debate |
Jun-2003 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
David Fouse; ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES HONOLULU HI
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| This study was written by Dr. David Fouse, Assistant Research Professor in the APCSS Research Division. The study incorporates findings of a research trip to Tokyo in March 2003. Prime Minister Koizumis recent decision to accelerate consideration of Japan's participation in the United States ballistic missile defense (BMD) program signaled that while obstacles remain, a consensus on moving toward deployment of a missile defense system is not far off. The ... |
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| Area Ballistic Missile Defense Coordinator and the Airborne Laser: Creating Ballistic Missile Defense Unity of Effort |
16 MAY 2003 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Pedro R. Oms; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) is a challenging mission area for any Theater Combatant or Joint Task Force Commander, and one he must focus on to mitigate the strategic effects this "terror" weapon can impart. The current TBMD organization in theater is fractured by segregating responsibilities to the Commanders of the various Areas of Operations resulting in inefficient use of TBMD's scarce resources. This paper recommends an Area Ballistic Missile ... |
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| Cracks in the Pillar: TMD Command and Control for the Joint Force Commander |
01 MAY 2003 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
John G. Rossi; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| "TMD is inherently a joint mission" While this may be clearly obvious to some, many others may incorrectly understand TMD to simply consist of Army Patriot. Therefore, it's appropriate to offer a general doctrinal description of TMD from which to proceed. The purpose of TMD is to counter the theater missile threat, (ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface missiles), by integrating the four operational elements of TMD. The elements are; ... |
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| Canadian Decisions in a Shifting North American Security Landscape |
15 APR 2003 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce A. Johnson; QUEEN'S UNIV KINGSTON (ONTARIO) CENTREFOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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| Since September 11th, 2001, the Bush Administration has overhauled the U.S. National Strategic Policy and restructured the Department of Defense. Much of this was in response to the war on terrorism and the newly placed emphasis on homeland defense. Other chances have been in the Washington staffing process for years awaiting an appropriate opportunity to be promulgated. Together these changes altered U.S. security relationships with its allies and especially with ... |
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| What is the Future of Army Air and Missile Defense? |
07 APR 2003 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Mark McGee; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will provide a critical review of the Army's transformation plan as it applies to Air and Missile Defense. This is accomplished by reviewing national requirements, threat, and historical precedent. The Army has traditionally built a land power force to promote and protect our national interests. As the aerial threats have evolved from being aircraft-centric to missile-centric, does the Army's transformation plan provide adequate flexibility and sufficient full dimensional ... |
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| National Missile Defense |
07 APR 2003 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Christi-Lynn Jones; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, President George W. Bush gained significant public support for his administration's idea of ending the Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty and for building a defense system or a missile shield to protect the United States. This was because many people were more concerned about their safety than about arms control. Further, Russia and most U.S. allies were not going to argue too strenuously with ... |
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| National Missile Defense - A Post 9/11 Imperative |
07 APR 2003 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Bob Burns; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The events of September 11, 2001 (9/11) significantly altered the American people's perspective regarding all aspects of a homeland defense strategy. The outcome of this tragic attack demonstrated that the rules have changed and that our adversaries have the will and capability to strike American interests within our borders. Perhaps more relevant, it also exposed that if existing homeland defense vulnerabilities are not appropriately addressed, they will eventually be exploited. ... |
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| Ballistic Missile Defense and National Defense Strategy - Striking a Balance Between Defense, Cost and Risk |
07 APR 2003 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Mark S. McConkey; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Spending multi-billions of dollars to develop and deploy a national Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system with a limited capability against an accidental or rogue actor launch does not satisfy the defense policy goals or the strategic framework as defined in either the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) or the recently published 2002 National Security Strategy for the United States. At best, this limited national system provides a marginal defense that ... |
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| Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet Final Reconstruction and Analysis Report |
APR 2003 |
647 pages |
| Authors:
Shelley Gallup; Gordon Schacher; Jack Jensen; Steve Saylor; Jim Tangorra; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA (MEYER) INST OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet (FBE-J) is the tenth FBE to be conducted since 1997. The two major areas of experimentation for FBE-J were Sea- based Joint Forces Maritime Command and Control (JFMCC), and Assured Access. FBE-J was an opportunity to experiment with JFMCC across all maritime warfare areas in a difficult littoral environment. The experiments were conducted from 24 July to 15 August 2002 in the U.S. western sea and ... |
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| Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet Final Summary Report |
APR 2003 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Shelley Gallup; Gordon Schacher; Jack Jensen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA (MEYER) INST OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| Final Summary Report, Reconstruction and Analysis Report and Appendices of data collection, analysis and results from Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet (conducted July and August 2002). |
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| Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles |
25 MAR 2003 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; Bartholomew Elias; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Recent events have focused attention on the threat that terrorists with shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) pose to commercial airliners. Most believe that no single solution exists to effectively mitigate this threat. Instead, a menu of options may be considered, including installing infrared (IR) countermeasures on aircraft; modifying flight operations and air traffic control procedures; improving airport and regional security; and strengthening missile non-proliferation efforts. Equipping aircraft with missile countermeasure ... |
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Antimissile Defense Systems
