| Diverging Roads: 21st-Century U.S.-Thai Defense Relations (Strategic Forum, Number 241, June 2009) |
Jun-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis M Stern; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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 | The 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 2008 was seized by both Thailand and the United States as a reason for celebrating a long and mutually beneficial treaty alliance. This alliance has been defined by the shared though not uncomplicated commitment to democracy and human rights, and the common interest in free and fair trade, all of which inform the tradition of bilateral ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions. Charting a Course for Lasting Reform |
30-Apr-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Francis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 1990, GAO has designated the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of its major weapon acquisitions as a high-risk area; however DOD's problems delivering weapon systems on time, at the estimated cost, in the planned amounts, and with the promised performance go back decades. Congress and DOD have continually explored ways to improve acquisition outcomes, yet problems persist. The committee asked GAO to testify on measures needed to reform the ... |
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| Defense Management: DOD Needs to Improve Program Management, Policy, and Testing to Enhance Ability to Field Operationally Useful Non-lethal Weapons |
Apr-2009 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Rebecca Shea; Rae Ann Sapp; Sally Newman; David F Keefer; James Driggins; Grace A Coleman; Scott Clayton; Sandra Burrell; Joseph Kirschbaum; Davi M D'Agostino; Gregory Marchand; Jena Whitley; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Nonlethal weapons (NLW) provide an alternative when lethal force is undesirable. The Department of Defense (DoD) defines NLW as those that are explicitly designed and primarily employed to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment. DoD created the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program in 1996 to have centralized responsibility for the development of NLW and coordinate requirements among the ... |
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| The Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress |
13-Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Future Combat System (FCS) is a multiyear, multibillion dollar program at the heart of the Army's transformation efforts. It is the Army's major research, development, and acquisition program consisting of 14 manned and unmanned systems tied together by an extensive communications and information network. FCS is intended to replace current systems such as the M-1 Abrams tank and the M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. The FCS program has been ... |
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| Increasing Naval Security Cooperation between the U.S., Chile and Peru |
Mar-2009 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Eric A Guttman; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Naval Security Cooperation can take many forms from joint exercises to bilateral and multilateral agreements. In response to the challenges of providing stability and security for the world's oceans the Thousand-Ship-Navy was born. In the Thousand-Ship-Navy, partner-nation-navies would voluntarily participate in common maritime goals in a come as you are manner. One possible vehicle for implementing the Thousand-Ship-Navy concept is Maritime Domain Awareness, which seeks to create a Common Operating ... |
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| Missile Defense in Europe- Who Decides |
Mar-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy S Sughrue; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The pending Obama Administration policy on missile defense is the quintessential driver for missile defense in Europe. The current world events serve to confirm the growing threat to the security of the homeland and American allies. The Ballistic Missile Defense System ? European Component serves to provide the United States homeland defense against a ballistic missile launched from Iran or another rogue state. Despite a myriad of strategic factors and ... |
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| Unconventional Operational Concepts and the Homeland |
Mar-2009 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| This report on unconventional operational concepts and the homeland was prepared as part of the Defense Science Board 2007 Summer Study on Challenges to Military Operations in Support of National Interests. The summer study recognized that asymmetric tools of war in the hands of potential adversaries may well be employed using non-traditional concepts of operation. Moreover, the battlefield may no longer be limited to regions afar, but may include the ... |
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| Using Covert Means to Establish Cybercraft Command and Control |
Mar-2009 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley D Sevy; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate (RI) is researching a next generation network defense architecture, called Cybercraft, that will provide automated and trusted cyber defense capabilities for AF network assets. In this research, we consider the issues of how to protect or obfuscate command and control aspects of the system. In particular, we present a methodology to hide aspects of Cybercraft platform initialization in context to formation of ... |
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| Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter |
Jan-2009 |
684 pages |
| Authors:
Henry Sokolski; Robert Zarate; NONPROLIFERATION POLICY EDUCATION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| This publication is an edited volume of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetters' key writings relating to nuclear proliferation and national security affairs, with commentaries by the Wohlstetters' colleagues and students. It also serves as a testament to the continuing relevance of the work of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter in the fields of nuclear and security policy analysis. Albert and Roberta wrote hundreds of articles and studies on U.S. policy on the ... |
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| Military Power of the People's Republic of China, 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| China's rapid rise as a regional political and economic power with growing global influence has significant implications for the Asia-Pacific region and the world. The United States welcomes the rise of a stable, peaceful, and prosperous China, and encourages China to participate responsibly in world affairs by taking on a greater share of the burden for the stability, resilience, and growth of the international system. The United States has done ... |
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| U.S. Combat Commands' Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative: A Training Manual |
Jan-2009 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Wolf; Charles Jr; Brian G Chow; Gregory S Jones; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is a cooperative effort to prevent or at least inhibit the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials to or from states or non-state actors whose possession of such items would be a serious threat to global or regional security. Currently, 93 countries have endorsed PSI's purpose and principles and participate in its activities. This manual-consisting of nine lecture ... |
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| Implementing Security Sector Reform |
04-Dec-2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Franklin D Kramer; Gaffney; Henry H Jr; Richard Megahan; Thomas A Dempsey; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This Workshop on Implementing Security Sector Reform consisted of four Panel Sessions. Panel One: The Police and Law Enforcement Components of SSR, focused on the police component of SSR, identifying methodologies and strategies for police capacity building and exploring the linkages between law enforcement and the other elements of SSR. Panel Two: The Role of Non-State Forces in SSR, focused on what role (if any) forces that are not formally ... |
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| Plan Validation Using DES and Agent-based Simulation |
Dec-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Teck H Wong; Kim S Ong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Military plan validation is typically a long-drawn process requiring planners to validate their plans using anticipated scenarios or through military exercises. While military exercises provide realistic simulation of the plan, it is often the most expensive way of validating a plan. On the other hand, although using anticipated scenarios is relatively cheaper, the robustness of the validated plans is dependent on the extensiveness of the scenarios that they are validated ... |
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| Utilization of a Low Cost Interceptor (LCI) for Cost Effective Air Defense against Low Tech Threats |
Nov-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Jack G Gulden; David L Tilson; Eddie Odom; MILTEC MISSILES AND SPACE COMPANY HUNTSVILLE AL
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| Several studies and reports over the past ten years have discussed the need for a low cost interceptor for use in air defense against low tech air breathing threats. The Low Cost Interceptor (LCI) program that Miltec Missiles and Space Company has managed for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Office of Technical Integration and Interoperability since April 2001 was implemented to address that need. ... |
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| Joint Force Quarterly. Issue 51, 4th Quarter, October 2008 |
Oct-2008 |
169 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| Joint Force Quarterly is published by the National Defense University Press for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. JFQ is the Chairman's flagship joint military and security studies journal designed to inform members of the U.S. Armed Forces, allies, and other partners on joint and integrated operations; national security policy and strategy; efforts to combat terrorism, homeland security and developments in training and joint professional military education to ... |
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| JCID Compliant Thin Server for Sensors |
Oct-2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
David C Swanson; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK APPLIED RESEARCH LAB
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| The JCID S&T Insertion Project (JSP) is a team effort between a group at Penn State's Applied Research Lab and Lattice/RTI of Herndon, VA to integrate a flexible table-based sensor configuration capability into the JCID/JWARN architecture. Using a reduced set of essential JCID requirements, we successfully implemented the JSP on several COTS PXA-type microprocessors. This is very important as it demonstrates software portability and readiness for future spiral development options. ... |
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| Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations |
29-Sep-2008 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Amy Belasco; Pat Towell; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The President's FY2009 federal budget request, released February 4, 2008, included $611.1 billion in new budget authority for national defense. This total included $515.4 billion in discretionary new budget authority for the base budget of the Department of Defense (DOD) i.e., activities not associated with combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The budget included an additional $2.9 billion in mandatory spending for the DOD base budget and $22.8 billion for ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Need to Reevaluate Vulnerabilities Associated with Moving the NORAD Command Center from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, and to Acknowledge Acceptance of the Risks |
18-Sep-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Cheryl A Weissman; Davi M D'Agostino; Mark A Pross; Gregory A Marchand; Charles W Perdue; Marc J Schwartz; Kimberly C Seay; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In July 2006, the former Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) announced plans to relocate certain functions from Cheyenne Mountain to create an integrated command center at Peterson Air Force Base (AFB). In May 2007, we reported that NORAD and USNORTHCOM had not analyzed the anticipated operational effects and that the Department of Defense (DOD) could not discern the full costs or ... |
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| Rhesus Monkey Aversion to 94-GHz Facial Exposure |
01-Sep-2008 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER BROOKS CITY-BASE TX BROOKS DETACHMENT
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| Millimeter wave (MMW) source technology has advanced significantly allowing the use of 94-GHz MMWs as a non-lethal weapon. The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed such a non-lethal weapon known as the Active Denial System (ADS). The purpose of this study was to determine the threshold for behavioral aversion to 94-GHz MMW exposure in rhesus monkeys. Aversion was defined simply as an eye blink, head turn, or raising the hand ... |
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| Logistically Constrained Asset Scheduling in Maritime Security Operations |
01-Sep-2008 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Doyne D Clem; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Operational commanders and planners are challenged with maintaining fleet presence in many environments with limited resources. To add to this challenge, there are further constraints placed upon assets allocated to a given operational commander such as replenishments at sea, multinational exercises, diplomatic port visits, and predetermined in-chop and out-chop dates. In the case of the Combined Maritime Force (CMF), which operates in the FIFTH FLEET Area of Responsibility, these constraints ... |
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| Defense Management: DOD Needs to Establish Clear Goals and Objectives, Guidance, and a Designated Budget to Manage Its Biometrics Activities |
01-Sep-2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Grace Coleman; John Nelson; David Malkin; Davi M D'Agostino; Linda St Kohn; Lorelei James; David Artadi; Brian Kime; Bethann Ritter; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD began to take actions to better manage its dispersed biometrics activities in 2000, but as of August 2008, it had not established management practices that include clearly defined goals and objectives, implementing guidance that clarifies decision-making procedures for the Executive Committee, and a designated biometrics budget. First, while DOD has stated some general goals for biometrics, such as providing comprehensive planning policy in several documents such as the November ... |
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| Interdisciplinary Studies on the Combat Readiness and Health Issues Faced by Military Personnel |
Sep-2008 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Steven R Goodman; TEXAS UNIV AT DALLAS
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| The goal of this research project was twofold: 1) Assemble multimodal human performance laboratory including complex human motor assessment system, 128 channel EEG/ERP, pupilometer/ eyetracking system, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation system. 2) Conduct a pilot research study demonstrating the capabilities of performing multimodal assessment of object retrieval, particularly when those objects may be considered threatening or nonthreatening. |
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| The Evolving Private Military Sector: A Survey |
11-Aug-2008 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan Hudgens; Nicholas Dew; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this research is to help the US Department of Defense and other government security communities better understand the evolving private military sector. The body of the report consists of three main parts. These describe the organizational demographics of the sector, the capabilities and activities of firms in the sector, and the public firms in the sector, respectively. In the final section, we discuss some possible interpretations of ... |
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| Defense Systems Modernization and Sustainment Initiative |
21-Jul-2008 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Nabil Nasr; Edward McCarthy; Michael Haselkorn; Michael Thurston; Brian Duddy; ROCHESTER INST OF TECH NY NATIONAL CENTER FOR REMANUFACTURING AND RESOURCE RECOVERY
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| The National Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery (NC3R) at the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) at Rochester Institute of Technology has successfully researched and demonstrated technologies that are able to enhance the performance of defense weapons and support systems, while managing total life-cycle costs. The program areas supported by this ONR grant were Asset Health Management (AHM), Life-cycle Engineering and Economic Decision Systems (LEEDS), Material Aging, and Modernization ... |
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| Commander's Handbook for Security Force Assistance |
14-Jul-2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and many future operations will center on developing capability and capacity of host nation (HN) or other foreign security forces. In February 07, the U.S. Army stated in a message to all Army activities the mission of the transition teams (security force assistance) is the Army's top priority. Similarly, the U. S. Marine Corps stated in a January 2007 Lessons Learned report, this ... |
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| The 2008 IDA Cost Research Workshop: Contractor Data Reporting Systems |
01-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Stephen J Balut; John J Cloos; Lance M Roark; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | Several Department of Defense (DoD) offices are responsible for estimating and monitoring the costs of defense systems and forces in support of planning, programming, budgeting, and acquisition decisions. For example, the Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) provides independent cost estimates and reports on life-cycle costs of major defense acquisition programs (MDAPs) in Acquisition Category ID (see Reference [1]). Cost agencies and ... |
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| Port Security in the Persian Gulf |
01-Jun-2008 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Munson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States and the international community have implemented numerous measures since 2001 designed to improve the security of maritime commerce. Special attention has been paid to the vulnerability of port facilities to exploitation by terrorists or other illicit actors. While the implementation of enhanced port security measures in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Iraq may have improved some aspects of maritime security, significant vulnerabilities remain. While strong physical security at ... |
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| Collaborative Learning Agent (CLA) for Trident Warrior |
01-Jun-2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Ying Zhao; Chetan Kotak; Charles Zhou; QUANTUM INTELLIGENCE INC SANTA CLARA CA
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| Collaborative Learning Agent (CLA) is a technology selected for Navy on Trident Warrior '08, which is an annual FORCEnet SEA Trial. The theme for '08 is "Maritime Domain Awareness". The objective is to demonstrate a set of CLAs in a distributed network to learn behavior patterns from historical MDA data and then apply them for search, prediction, and identification of anomalies and reasons that might cause the anomalies, e.g. weather ... |
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| A Methodology for Cybercraft Requirement Definition and Initial System Design |
01-Jun-2008 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G Hunsberger; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The United States Air Force and Department of Defense networks and information systems are under attack from a variety of actors. Current network defense systems are reactive in nature and unable to prevent determined adversaries from successfully infiltrating these information systems. The realization of these facts led the Air Force Research Lab begin work on a next-generation network defense system called Cybercraft. The Cybercraft vision is a trusted, autonomous system ... |
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| The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management. Volume 30, Number 2, June 2008 |
Jun-2008 |
156 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE INST OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| The feature article is the annual consolidation of the Legislation for Fiscal Year 2008. Many of you wait anxiously for our summary of the annual report for the allocation of foreign operations funding to Congress. We endeavor to simply give you the information, not an analysis or commentary, but a consolidated source of the facts, noting the sources of public law, which you can review as desired. I believe, that ... |
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| Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals |
27-May-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick M Kaiser; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The protection of classified national security and other controlled information is of concern not only to the executive branch which determines what information is to be safeguarded, for the most part1 but also to Congress, which uses the information to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities. It has established mechanisms to safeguard controlled information in its custody, although these arrangements have varied over time between the two chambers and among panels in ... |
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| CBRNE Detection: Technology is not a Strategy |
25-May-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret N Carter; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Advances in science and engineering have put sophisticated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) detection devices onto the battlefield. While it is tempting to allow new technology to replace older forms of CBRNE surveillance, detectors have inherent weaknesses that can be exploited by opponents. The Department of Defense should review its strategy for CBRNE agent surveillance, beginning with control of the confirmatory process in the acquisition and development of ... |
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| Current Obstacles to Fully Preparing Title 10 Forces for Homeland Defense and Civil Support |
11-May-2008 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
James S Campbell; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The National Strategy for Homeland Security, The National Military Strategic Plan for the War of Terrorism, the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support, numerous CONPLANS and DOD instructions, all reference the use of Title 10 forces INCONUS. However current law creates many obstacles to ensuring our active forces are fully prepared. During a crisis, the President and Secretary of Defense could authorize use of Title 10 forces. However, this ... |
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| A Case Analysis Explaining the Main Factors that Contribute to ROK's Decision Making in Procurement of Defense Articles |
01-May-2008 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Se Young Kim; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
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| The purpose of this research was to explore the various factors what contribute to ROK's decision making in procurement of defense articles. South Korea is one of the largest weapon purchasers and needs more self-reliant defense strength that can maintain its security with its own authority under the current cease-fire situation. Thus, this study focused on identifying the main factors that consider in deciding to purchase a major defense weapon ... |
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| U.S. Posture in the Pacific: Creating Concerns for the Future Defense of Taiwan |
11-Apr-2008 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Majewski; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| As China has grown into a major economic power, internal unrest has led to the weakening of the Communist Party. The re-unification of Taiwan with the mainland would serve as a means to promote a sense of nationalism and restore the power of the government. History has demonstrated that the People's Republic of China will not hesitate to use force against Taiwan. It has also shown that the United States ... |
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| Rapid Reaction Technology Office Overview and Objectives: Breaking the Terrorist/Insurgency Cycle |
03-Apr-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin Riley; RAPID REACTION TECHNOLOGY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Overview and objectives of the Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO) as presented by its director. |
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| Task Group Report on Tooth-to-Tail Analysis |
Apr-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The Deputy Secretary of Defense tasked the Defense Business Board (DBB) to assess and make recommendations regarding the relationship between (a) the force structure executing the Department's major combat and irregular warfare missions (tooth), and (b) the infrastructure used to manage and support those forces (tail). The Board was asked to make recommendations regarding improving the tooth-to-tail relationship that center on maximizing combat power with available Department of Defense (DoD) ... |
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| Modeling & Simulation for Enterprise Test and Evaluation |
13-Mar-2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Shala Malone; NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND WASHINGTON DC
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| The purpose of the Capstone Enterprise Air Warfare Ship Self Defense (AW SSD) Enterprise Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) is to consolidate all AW SSD at-sea testing and Pra Testbed testing. The AW SSD T&E Enterprise Strategy is founded on a two-tiered process to assess AW SSD warfare systems performance: (1) Validate models with live testing, operational ship testing, self-defense test ship (SDTS) testing and (2) Assess performance with ... |
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| Science and Technology for a Safer Nation |
01-Mar-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| Advanced technologies and systems in the hands of dedicated people throughout the United States are the nation's asymmetrical advantages in safeguarding our security. U.S. leadership in science and technology is vital to the security of the homeland as well as the safety of our allies, coalition partners and friends worldwide. "Now, more than ever," then-Secretary of State Colin Powell remarked in 2004, "American science must enlighten American statecraft." This fundamental ... |
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| The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management. Volume 30, Number 1, March 2008 |
Mar-2008 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE INST OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| This edition touches on a variety of security cooperation issues in numerous programs either already a formal part of the environment or issues that bear on those programs. I do not have to tell you that the activity level is high in each of these organizations! Major General Byron Bagby (USA), the Commandant of the Joint Forces Staff College, provides the introduction to our feature article. He served as the ... |
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| Assessing Capabilities of the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System through Combat Simulations |
Mar-2008 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan S Ponack; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| High Energy Laser (HEL) technology continues to improve and its place in the battlefield is ever evolving. By combining the high energy delivery of solid state laser technology with the efficient thermal management of liquid laser technology, HELLADS has two main advantages over any HEL predecessors. One, the configuration is small and light enough to be carried on more tactical aircraft such as fighters. Two, the thermal management greatly increases ... |
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| Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) |
04-Feb-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials. The Initiative was announced by President Bush on May 31, 2003. PSI does not create a new legal framework but aims to use existing national authorities and international law to achieve its goals. Initially, 11 nations signed on to the "Statement of Interdiction Principles" ... |
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| The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations |
01-Feb-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy M Sharp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since Israel unilaterally dismantled its settlements and withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, it has repeatedly expressed concern over the security of the Egypt-Gaza border. Israel claims that ongoing smuggling of sophisticated weaponry into the Gaza Strip could dramatically strengthen the military capabilities of Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Israel also charges that Egypt is not adequately sealing its side of ... |
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| Fires Bulletin: A Joinit Professional Bulletin for US Field & Air Defense Artillerymen, January-February 2008 |
Feb-2008 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FORT SILL OK FIRES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
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| Fires is a professional bulletin is published by Headquarters, Dept. of the Army, under the auspices of the Fires Center of Excellence, Ft. Sill, OK. Articles include such topics as military operations, field army, field artillery, air defense, targeting, and cruise missile defense. |
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| Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) |
16 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Mary B. Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials. The Initiative was announced by President Bush on May 31, 2003. PSI does not create a new legal framework but aims to use existing national authorities and international law to achieve its goals. Initially, 11 nations signed on to the "Statement of Interdiction Principles" ... |
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| Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth. Analysis of 35 Major Defense Acquisition Programs |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Obaid Younossi; Joseph G Bolten; Robert S Leonard; Mark V Arena; Jerry M Sollinger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Previous RAND Project AIR FORCE work has concluded that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military departments historically have underestimated the cost of new weapon systems. Analysis of the data in Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for a sample of 68 completed programs showed that the average total cost growth (after adjusting for procurement-quantity changes) was 46 percent over the baseline estimate made at Milestone B (MS B) and 16 ... |
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| Strategy for the Long Haul: The U.S. Defense Industrial Base, Past, Present and Future |
Jan-2008 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Barry D Watts; CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY ASSESSMENTS WASHINGTON DC
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| The emergence, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, of a peacetime defense industry of significant proportions was an unprecedented event in the history of the American republic. Two geopolitical developments made its emergence more or less unavoidable for a nation committed to leadership of the Free World after World War II. One was the onset of the US-Soviet Cold War in the late 1940s and the formulation, in response, of ... |
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| Australian DefenceScience. Volume 16, Number 1, Autumn |
Jan-2008 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| This volume contains the following articles: Is high-fidelity best for depicting situation awareness?; A cool-headed robot built for hot radiological work; Easing the strain on replenishment at sea; MURLIN defeats the deadly gaze of IR missile eyes; Scanning the seafloor for maritime operations; Better ways to link people securely by satellite; An improved tool for countering mine attack at sea; ADF frontline personnel to benefit from sports technology Personal radar ... |
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| The U.S.-Australia Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation |
12 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Bruce Vaughn; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States and Australia signed a Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation in September 2007 that would facilitate defense trade and cooperation between the two nations. On the strategic level, the treaty would further develop ties between two very close allies who have fought together in most of America's conflicts, including most recently in Iraq and in Afghanistan. This treaty is proposed at a time when the United States has ... |
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| The Integrated Countermeasure Assessment System (ICAS) |
01-Dec-2007 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Marc E Williams; NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND CHINA LAKE CA
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| Almost all US aircraft losses since Vietnam have been to MANPADS(Man Portable Air Defense System). MANPADS are a principal weapon of terrorists. MANPADS are cheap, lethal, available and can obstruct US air superiority. Most military aircraft have inadequate or no Missile Warning Systems. An open-air, closed loop Test and evaluate (T&E) capability to evaluate infrared (IR) warning & countermeasures, quantify end-game effectiveness, and evaluate installed, integrated systems in military aircraft ... |
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