| Fighting in the Gray Zone: A Strategy to Close the Preemption Gap |
SEP 2004 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Joanne M. Fish; Samuel J. McCraw; Christopher J. Reddish; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | The 2002 National Security Strategy (NSS) rightly identified the proliferation, privatization, and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by terrorist groups and rogue states as the critical nontraditional threat of the 21st century. However, the NSS argues that in the 21st century, technology has advanced and become so readily available that we "must adapt the concept of imminent threat to the capabilities and objectives of today's adversaries." This reconceptualization ... |
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| Developing a Reliable Methodology for Assessing the Computer Network Operations Threat of North Korea |
SEP 2004 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Brown; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Computer network operations (CNO) can be considered a relatively new phenomenon being encount modern warfare. Computer network operation is comprised of three components, computer network attack computer network exploitation (CNE) , and computer network defense (CND). Computer network attack is defined as operations to disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information resident in computer networks, or the computers and themselves. Computer network exploitation is the intelligence collection and enabling operations to ... |
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| Transformation in the Developing World: An Analysis of Colombia's Security Transformation |
SEP 2004 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Darren D. Sprunk; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines security force transformation issues germane to developing countries, in their attempt to counter emerging threats of international terrorism, insurgency, WMD proliferation and organized crime. Colombia's recent, apparently successful transformation process serves as the case study. This project concludes that the intelligence-based, rapid deployment force (IBRDF) model implemented has contributed significantly to reducing the threat from illegally armed groups (IAGs). Three distinct periods- military status quo and near ... |
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| Time-Critical Targeting. Predictive Versus Reactionary Methods: An Analysis for the Future |
SEP 2004 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory S. Marzolf; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| Targeting has long been a primary concern for our air forces; it took a thousand plane raids in World War II to destroy a factory. The revolutionary gains in precision weapons of the last dozen years have eliminated the requirement for the air force armada and highlighted new areas of improvement, particularly a desire to destroy more difficult, fleeting targets of opportunity. As Lt. Col. Gregory S. Marzolf points out ... |
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| Expanding Current Research Capabilities for Investigating RF/Microwave Bioeffects |
14 JUL 2004 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Indira Chatterjee; Gale L. Craviso; NEVADA UNIV RENO
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| The DURIP funding has been used by the University of Nevada at Reno to acquire a high performance radiofrequency (RE) /microwave (MW) signal generator, a high power broadband amplifier, a broadband horn antenna, high power cables, and a high-end computer that is interfaced with the signal generator and amplifier via a LabVIEW program. This equipment will be used to support an AFOSRfunded research project to investigate the feasibility of designing ... |
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| Detecting Chemical and Biological Munitions Using Infrared Imaging Systems, Advanced Image Processing and Feature Extraction Methods, and Linguistic-Fuzzy Classifiers |
JUL 2004 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce N. Nelson; Amnon Birenzvige; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| This report is one in a series of reports describing the Disparate Sensor Integration (DSI) program. The purpose of the program is to determine if employment of CB weapons can be detected by existing (non-CB) sensors in a dual use mode. Specifically, this report describes how an existing Air Force IR imager can successfully discriminate between HE and CB artillery rounds during detonation. The report also describes how a newly ... |
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| Navy S&T in FORCENet Assessment |
JUL 2004 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
T. Betterton; C. J. Brinkman; P. A. Drew; P. Fratarangelo; M. J. Gianelli; E. Horvitz; J. A. Johnson; J. B. Mooney; N. Polmar; J. Y. Rodriguez; NAVAL RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARLINGTON VA
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| Naval Power 21 articulates the current and future naval vision and operating concepts. This vision describes FORCEnet as the integration of warriors, sensors, weapons, networks, and platforms. The CNO, in many public statements, has said that FORCEnet, as an element of Sea Power 21, will exploit emerging new technologies in communications, networking, and other areas, as well as fielded systems, to link the Sea Power 21 warfighting pillars of Sea ... |
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| Female Suicide Bombers (Carlisle Papers in Security Strategy) |
JUN 2004 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Debra D. Zedalis; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Suicide bombers are today's weapon of choice. Terrorists are using suicide bombers because they are a low cost, low technology, and low risk weapon. Suicide bombers are readily available, require little training, leave no trace behind, and strike fear into the general population. The success of suicide bombers depends upon an element of surprise, as well as accessibility to targeted areas or populations. Both of these required elements have been ... |
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| Military Operations. Recent Campaigns Benefited from Improved Communications and Technology, but Barriers to Continued Progress Remain |
JUN 2004 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Improvements in force networking and in the use of precision weapons are clearly primary reasons for the overwhelming combat power demonstrated in recent operations. However, the full extent to which operations have been speeded up or otherwise affected is unclear because DOD does not have detailed measures of these effects. The emerging concept of networked operations, referred to by DOD as network-centric operations, involves developing communications and other linkages among ... |
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| Development and Evaluation of an Automated Decision Aid for Rapid Re- Tasking of Air Strike Assets in Response to Time Sensitive Targets |
JUN 2004 |
135 pages |
| Authors:
Paul R. Weaver; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis addresses the problem of optimally re-assigning strike aircraft to targets in response to the emergence of "pop-ups" or time-sensitive targets. The first part of this thesis develops an automated decision aid to rapidly revise the current air tasking order (ATO) so as to: maximize achievement of target destruction goals (weighted by target prionties) minimize attrition risk to employed assets and disrupt the current ATO as little as possible. ... |
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| The Requirements and Applications of Speech Recognition Technology for Voice Activated Command and Control in the Tactical Military Environment |
JUN 2004 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Lockwood Reed; ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COMMAND FORT MONMOUTH NJ
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| The US Army Communications/Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) at Fort Monmouth, NJ has been at the forefront of the research and development of speech recognition technologies for the tactical military environment for over twenty years. This includes the development of specialized techniques and technology to provide reliable performance in high noise environments. Additionally, unique to this technology is the ability to recognize whispered speech that is barely audible ... |
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| Radiological Characterization of Building 611B Depleted Uranium Firing Range Characterization |
JUN 2004 |
280 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J. O'Dou; Joseph A. Fabiano; ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER PICATINNY ARSENAL NJ QUALITY ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| Building 611B testing facility at the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Picatinny, New Jersey was used for firing operations and ballistics testing of small scale depleted uranium (DU/U-238) and/or staballoy kinetic energy penetrators and storage from July 1979 to October 1984. Uranium-238 and its short-lived daughters are the only radionuclides of concern. Subsequent to the approval of the Guitierrez- Palmenberg, Inc. (GPI's) drafts of a Project work plan, ... |
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| Directed Energy Weapons: De We Have a Game Plan |
26 MAY 2004 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy J. Lincoln; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Warfare is an evolving process where innovations in technology and the application of that technology to military operations combined to provide an opportunity to gain military advantage. Today's military performs missions across the spectrum of warfare. In these roles, operators and planners must leverage technology in order to gain an advantage over their enemy and protect their forces. Directed Energy (DE) weapons (DEW) are at the forefront of the next ... |
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| Small-Scale Terrorist Attacks Using Chemical and Biological Agents: An Assessment Framework and Preliminary Comparisons |
20 MAY 2004 |
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| Authors:
Dana A. Shea; Frank Gottron; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | This report, which will be updated as necessary, presents a means of assessing the relative threat from terrorist-use of individual chemical, biological, and toxin agents. It focuses on small-scale, targeted chemical and biological attacks, rather than mass-casualty attacks. The framework considers the elements of access, public health impact, medical treatment, prophylaxis, and dissemination. Other factors that may affect potential use by terrorists include the range of lethality, covert employment of ... |
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| Transatlantic Armaments Cooperation: Is It Worth the Effort? |
03 MAY 2004 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Steven M. Brouse; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The European continent has undergone tremendous change since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) shortly thereafter in 1991. With such monumental changes taking place some would argue Europe should assume more of its own security responsibilities within the NATO alliance. Taking a closer look however one discovers that the countries of Europe are essentially struggling to find ... |
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| Army Transformation 1953-1961: Lessons of the "New Look" Army |
03 MAY 2004 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Bart Howard; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The intent of this research paper is to examine the transformation of the U.S. Army during the Eisenhower Administration. Due to the administration's New Look strategy the U.S. Army was forced to examine its role and relevance in light of a new strategic environment that relied almost exclusively on strategic bombing and nuclear weapons. However the administration offered frustratingly little guidance on how the Army should accomplish this mission other ... |
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| Application of Sequential Auction Techniques to Nonlinear Targeting Assignment for Space-Delivered Entry Vehicles |
MAY 2004 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
Brian A. Stiles; RICE UNIV HOUSTON TX
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| In the future, the arsenal of the U.S. military will include Space- delivered weapons, released by reusable launch vehicles. Entry vehicles released from the launch platforms will be capable of guiding to target locations throughout the world. In order to adequately incorporate these weapons into military plans, theater commanders will require sophisticated planning algorithms to maximize the likelihood of destroying the most important targets. This thesis develops a target assignment ... |
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| Military Aircraft, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Program: Background and Issues for Congress |
22 APR 2004 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is described by some as the latest version of the Navy's carrier-based F/A-18 fighter/attack plane, with more range/payload and better avionics and weapons than the A/B and C/D models. Other's describe the Super Hornet as an entirely new aircraft. The F/A-18E/F entered production in FY1997 to replace current F/A-18s as well as other carrier-based planes. In the early 1990s, the Navy's plans for modernizing carrier aviation ... |
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| An Environment for Comparing Command and Control Architectures |
02 APR 2004 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
John James; Fernando Maymi; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY
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| As the Services move to transform joint and coalition operations, a new capability being contemplated for the transformed forces is synchronizing manned-combat-vehicle and unmanned-combat-vehicle target engagements. However, we are just beginning to work out the details for implementing such a symphony of coordinated human and machine decisions and actions. One challenge in realizing an implementation is the selection of command and control architectural components and their relationships that will provide ... |
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| At the Crossroads: Counterproliferation and National Security Strategy |
APR 2004 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR COUNTERPROLIFERATION RESEARCH
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| The continued proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) represents the most serious threat to U.S. national security and an enormous challenge for the entire international community. In the hands of rogue states, failing states, or substate terrorist groups, these weapons threaten not only U. S. forces, friends, and allies abroad, but also the U.S. homeland. Rogue states armed with WMD threaten the security of regions that are vital to ... |
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| Transforming Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula |
19 MAR 2004 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph K. Wallace; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On 25 November 2003 President Bush announced the start of a worldwide review of American military overseas armed forces posture. President Bush's statement has an important impact on the people of the Republic of (south) Korea (ROK). Since the end of hostilities in 1953 Korea and the U.S. have forged a long lasting and unique alliance to deter North Korea. From the time the Armistice was signed in July 1953 ... |
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| Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress |
11 MAR 2004 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Edward F. Bruner; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| Modernization is not a new issue or objective for U.S. military forces but it has taken on new urgency because of: the post-Cold War downsizing and procurement reductions, the new global environment and unexpected requirements, and the promise of a "revolution in military affairs" (RMA) suggested by rapid developments in computers, communications, and guidance systems. The last notable surge in modernization culminated during the "Reagan build-up" of the 1980's. Weapons ... |
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| A Comparison of the Detection Rates for Infrared and Visual Imagery of a Person Holding an RPG |
27 FEB 2004 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Euijung Sohn; Tom Meitzler; Darryl Bryk; Rachel Jozwiak; David Bednarz; Kim Lane; Elena Bankowski; John Vala; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| Detection of potential threats that are camouflaged or concealed is important not only for military acquisition problems but, also for crowd surveillance as well as tactical use such as on border patrols. Imaging and display technologies that take advantage of photo-simulation and sensor fusion are discussed in this paper. A comparison of the detection rates of visible, infrared (IR) and sensor-fused imagery of scenes that contain a Rocket Propelled Grenade ... |
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| Health Monitoring of Munitions |
FEB 2004 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Smith; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER INDIAN HEAD DIV MD
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| The author presents a modern approach to reach these goals of accuracy with a low error rate. The United States has a vast array of weapons that spend most of all of their life in storage. Then upon removal from storage are expected of performing with high reliability of their designers. Weapons are made, procured, tracked, used and destroyed in lots. Lot sizes are statically chosen to posses certain characteristics. ... |
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| The Loss of USMC Man Portable Air Defense Capability |
Jan-2004 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen G Conroy; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW)
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| The loss of Stinger missile capability in the USMC will leave a gap in the future concept known as Sea Shield. Without a sound Sea Shield the operational concepts of Operational Maneuver from the Sea (OMFTS) and Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW) will be unsupportable. The future vision of the USMC and Navy are embodied in the transformational concepts of Seabasing, Sea Shield, Sea Strike, Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW), Operational Maneuver ... |
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| Triage for Civil Support. Using Military Medical Assets to Respond to Terrorist Attacks |
2004 |
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| Authors:
Gary Cecchine; Michael A. Wermuth; Roger C. Molander; K. S. McMahon; Jesse Malkin; Jennifer Brower; John D. Woodward; Donna F. Barbisch; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| At the request of the Advanced Systems and Concepts Office (ASCO) of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), RAND conducted this research and analysis based on the likelihood that Department of Defense (DoD) medical assets would be called upon to provide support to civil authorities in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. Originally focused on chemical or biological attacks, it was expanded following the attacks of September it, to include ... |
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| Current Operations: Changing Equipment to Meet a Changing Threat |
2004 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Robyn S. Read; Thomas R. Searle; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER RESEARCH INST
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| In general, current USAF aircraft and weapons were designed for major combat against a major military force and a coherent government. These systems performed brilliantly against conventional military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and helped rapidly dismantle the Taliban regime and Saddam Hussein s government. However, having defeated the enemy conventional forces and dismantled coherent national governments, U.S. forces now face a variety of insurgents, terrorists, and criminals that our ... |
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| The North Korean Nuclear Crisis: A Strategy of Conditional Engagement |
2004 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Toby J. Finnegan; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| The North Korean nuclear weapons program is a significant strategic threat to the United States and East Asia. The US Government should adopt a strategy of conditional engagement with Pyongyang in order to prevail upon North Korea (DPRK) to curtail and ultimately abandon its nuclear weapons program. North Korea's nuclear weapons program. North Korea has long been suspected of having a nuclear weapons program, despite being a signatory to the ... |
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| Reconsidering Asymmetric Warfare (Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 36) |
2004 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Steven J. Lambakis; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR COUNTERPROLIFERATION RESEARCH
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| A new security concept emerged on the American defense-planning scene several years ago. Asymmetric warfare was worked into the 1997 National Security Strategy. Analysts and major defense documents have since described the more vexing and menacing security challenges as asymmetric. The term is used in connection with threats, strategies, and warfare. Asymmetry typically describes an enemy that thinks or acts differently from America, especially when faced with conventionally superior U.S. ... |
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| Weapons: A Report on the Industry 2004 |
2004 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Susan Maybaumwisniewski; Walter Kreitler; Laurence Kerr; Janice Laurence; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| The weapons industry provides critical support directly to the military element and indirectly to other (e.g., diplomatic, informational, and economic) elements of national power. The industry, with products ranging from nuclear weapons to non-lethal arms, is frenetic with large and small, expanding and contracting, robustly funded and withering segments. Given this breadth, we chose to focus on three areas: small arms, non-lethal technologies, and energetic. We chose them because transformation ... |
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| Arm Sales to Latin America |
DEC 2003 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Edward D. Sundberg; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Latin America is experiencing unprecedented peace and stability because democracy bas replaced the authoritarian regimes of the past. The Clinton Administration decided in 1997 to lift the arm sales ban to Latin America after a twenty-year moratorium. This recent change in U.S. arm sales policy bas renewed a growing concern, among critics, that an influx of U.S. weapons to the region will lead to an arms race. This thesis argues ... |
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| High Power Optical Cavity Design and Concept of Operations for a Shipboard Free Electron Laser Weapon System |
DEC 2003 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy S. Fontana; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A megawatt (MW)class Free Electron Laser (FEL) as a point defense weapon system may lead to a revolution in anti-ship missile defense. Deep magazine low cost per shot proportional engagement capability and speed of light energy delivery provide the FEL with unmatched advantages over kinetic energy weapon systems. Before an FEL is made feet deployable stability system parameter optimization and operational utility all interest be taken into account. A short ... |
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| FORCEnet Engagement Packs: Operationalizing FORCEnet to Deliver Tomorrow's Naval Network-Centric Combat Reach Capabilities ... Today |
DEC 2003 |
435 pages |
| Authors:
Robert W. Hesser; Danny M. Rieken; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In response to the CNO's tasking to examine Sea Supremacy within the context of SEA POWER 21, SSG XXII proposed the concept of FORCEnet Engagement Packs (FnEPs). The FnEPs concept represents the operational construct for FORCEnet and demonstrates the power of FORCEnet by integrating a specific set of joint sensors, platforms, weapons, warriors, networks and command and control systems, for the purpose of performing mission-specific engagements. Initial pack asset allocation ... |
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| The UK General Service Respirator |
18 NOV 2003 |
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| Authors:
Anthony Wetherell; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAB PORTON DOWN (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| Since the introduction of the current UK NBC respirator, the S10, in the 1980s, military equipment, operations and the NBC threat have all changed. The direction and nature of the threat are now more uncertain, and there is increased emphasis on biological agents. In response to these changes, the UK is procuring a new General Service Respirator (GSR). This paper describes the concept development of the GSR at Dstl Porton ... |
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| Air Force Basic Doctrine |
17 NOV 2003 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| This document is the premier statement of US Air Force basic doctrine. It has been prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF). It establishes general doctrinal guidance for the application of air and space forces in operations across the full range of military operations, from nuclear or conventional warfare, to military operations other than war (MOOTW), and to operations within the homeland. It ... |
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| Network Centric Operations Conceptual Framework Version 1.0 |
NOV 2003 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
John Garstka; EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH INC VIENNA VA
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| Transformation is the roadmap that will lead the U.S. to &a future force that is defined less by size and more by mobility and swiftness, one that is easier to deploy and sustain, one that relies more heavily on stealth, precision weaponry and information technologies. 1 The need for transformation of the military is driven by the changing strategic environment (9-11 and the War on Terrorism) that the U.S. faces. ... |
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| Another Engagement Strategy for North Korea |
17 OCT 2003 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Marta J. Bailey; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| At the conclusion of the six-nation talks in Beijing last August, North Korea announced there was no reason for further negotiations and their only option was to continue their nuclear weapons development program. The Beijing Summit was the first multilateral diplomatic effort aimed at heading off a nuclear crisis that became apparent in October 2002 when North Korea acknowledged restarting its nuclear program in violation of the 1994 Agreed Framework. ... |
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| Air Force Journal of Logistics - Fall 2003. Volume 27, Number 3 |
OCT 2003 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Air Force Journal of Logistics (AFJL), published quarterly, is the professional logistics publication of the United States Air Force. It provides an open forum to presenting research, innovative thinking, and ideas and issues of concern to the entire Air Force logistics community. Articles within this publication include: Logistics Career Enhancement Program, Logistics Career Broadening Program, Depot Maintenance Activity Group Funding, Logistics Investment Opportunities, German Wonder Weapons, Career Personnel Information, ... |
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| Algorithmic Approaches to Finding Cover in Three-Dimensional, Virtual Environments |
SEP 2003 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Morgan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In order for an agent to be credible in simulating a human opponent in a first-person combat simulation, it must be able to find and use cover from direct fire weapons. The ability to find cover is fairly intuitive for humans, but current attempts at replicating this ability in computer simulations and video games have been either simplistic or totally missing. This thesis explores a range of algorithms which computer ... |
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| Benefits of Photosimulation and Sensor Fusion for Threat Detection |
AUG 2003 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
E. Bankowski; D. Bednarz; D. Bryk; R. Jozwiak; K. Lane; T. Meitzler; E. J. Sohn; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| Visible infrared (IR) and sensor-fused imagery of scenes that contain occluded camouflaged threats were compared for hit and miss differences in the probability of detection of objects. Response times were also measured. Image fusion was achieved using a Gaussian Laplacian pyramidal approach with wavelets for edge enhancement. Three types of images were also ranked in terms of better probability of detection of concealed weapons. Detecting potential threats that are camouflaged ... |
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| Automated Decision Aid System for Hazardous Incidents (ADASHI) - An Incident Response and Training Tool for Chemical/Biological Hazards |
01 JUL 2003 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
James Genovese; Art Stuempfle; Ray Jablonski; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Defense Secretary William Cohen has long expressed concern about the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction and the country's vulnerability to an attack on its own soil. In 1997, Cohen commented that the threat posed by the proliferation of such weapons, is "the greatest threat that any of us will face in the coming years". A year earlier, Congress passed the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, which ... |
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| Mitigation of Ricin Contamination in Soils: Sorption and Degradation |
01 JUL 2003 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
R. Zartman; C. Green; M. San Francisco; J. Zak; W. James; E. Boroda; TEXAS TECH UNIV LUBBOCK
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| Ricin is a highly toxic protein isolated from castor beans. Ricin is a weapon of choice for terrorists because large quantities of castor beans can be grown and the toxin readily separated from the beans. Soils contain a variety of inorganic minerals, organic matter and microorganisms. Soil inorganic minerals and organic matter are known to effectively sorb a wide variety of compounds, such as pesticides and other potential contaminants. Soil ... |
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| Biodegradation of Hydrolyzed Mustard from An ACWA Projectile Washout Study |
01 JUL 2003 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A. Guelta; Laurie Fazekas-Carey; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In 1996, public laws 104-208, 105-261, and 106-79 established and expanded the Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment (ACWA) Program. To address public concerns over safe destruction of the U.S. chemical weapon stockpile; the ACWA program was tasked to identify two or more viable alternatives technologies to the baseline destruction method of incineration. Neutralization followed by biodegradation was one technology to be successfully demonstrated in a pilot facility at the Edgewood Chemical ... |
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| Armaments for Full Spectrum Warfare Conference & Exhibition Held in Parsippany, New Jersey on 23-25 June 2003 |
25 Jun 2003 |
1 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION ARLINGTON VA
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| The U.S. Army has been charged with developing capabilities to fight jointly and with coalition partners, to win across the full spectrum of warfare, while continuing the transformation to a lighter and more lethal force. This conference will present government, academia and industry perspectives on existing operational, logistical and technological challenges. It will discuss how these challenges are being met, while ensuring that the transformed force has the necessary advanced ... |
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| China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues for the 108th Congress |
12 JUN 2003 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, U.S. and People s Republic of China (PRC) foreign policy calculations appeared to change. The Administration of George W. Bush assumed office in January 2001 viewing China as a U.S. strategic competitor. Administration officials faced an early test in April 2001 when a Chinese naval aviation jet collided with a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the ... |
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| The Battle of Hampton Roads: A Revolution in Military Affairs |
06 JUN 2003 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Alan J. Deogracias Ii; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines the Battle of Hampton Roads, 8 and 9 March 1862, the first battle of ironclads, to determine if it was a Revolution in Military Affairs. This study is an analysis of naval developments prior to March 1862, the battle, and the impact the battle had on the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy from 1862 to 1871. The battle signaled the end of the wooden warship era ... |
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| Considerations for the Maneuver Commander: Could the Emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Spell the Demise of the Army's RAH-66 Comanche in the Armed Reconnaissance Role? |
06 JUN 2003 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
David W. Barnes; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The U.S. Army finds itself at a crossroad in the development and fielding of both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter to fulfill the armed reconnaissance role for its future Objective Force (OF). Ever-increasing UAV capabilities, especially the ability to arm these platforms with Hellfire missiles, is forcing a blending of roles that were once solely the domain of manned platforms. This paper attempts to answer the ... |
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| An Examination of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Development Within the United States From 1952 to 1965 |
06 JUN 2003 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Bair; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) development by the United States from 1952 through 1965 is marked by extreme urgency. The initial impetus for the development did not proceed within military channels; this paper explores possible reasons why the military channels were not the originator of the program. These reasons include the competition for mission and resources an ICBM capability represented to manned strategic bombers. Significant technological breakthroughs and strong leadership from ... |
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| Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons |
01 JUN 2003 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY SOLDIER AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL COMMAND ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
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| American citizens now realize that terrorism is a real threat to our nation at home. Because of multiple terrorist acts such as the September II, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, as well as anthrax contaminated mail and the Oklahoma City bombing, there is a need to plan for the response to domestic terrorism. Terrorist activities are no longer limited to the detonation of conventional bombs, ... |
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| Crew Integration and Automation Technologies |
JUN 2003 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Sanjiv Dungrani; Melissa Fearnside; Andrew Orlando; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER WARREN MI VETRONICS TECHNOLOGY AREA
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| The U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Vetronics Technology Area is responsible for technology applications that support reduced crew operations in ground combat vehicles. The current program meeting this challenge is the manned Crew integration and Automation Test bed (CAT) Advanced technology demonstration (ATD). The CAT is the culmination of past technology efforts that include the Vetronics Technology Test bed (i.e., the intra ... |
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