| NATO's Deterrence and Defense Posture After the Chicago Summit |
Nov 2012 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
David S Yost; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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 | On 25-27 June 2012 the NATO Defense College, the NATO Nuclear Policy Directorate, and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Center on Contemporary Conflict convened a workshop at the NATO Defense College in Rome concerning the future of NATO's deterrence and defense posture in light of the decisions made at the Alliance's summit meeting in Chicago in May 2012. Much of the discussion focused on the Deterrence and Defense Posture Review ... |
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| Assessment of Air Force Global Strike Command -- Organizational Structures, Roles and Responsibilities |
20 Jul 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
James R Ives; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| This report summarizes our review of the command relationships of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and its subordinate organizations. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of current command relationships. To achieve this objective, we interviewed U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) staff and leaders at AFGSC. Additionally, we interviewed leaders assigned to the 8th Air Force (8 AF) and the 20th Air Force (20 AF) -- hereafter referred ... |
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| Better Oversight Needed for the National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams |
02 Jul 2012 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Alice F Carey; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| We evaluated the planning and reporting of the National Guard's Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD CSTs) in response to intentional or unintentional release of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosives and natural or man-made disasters. The four WMD CSTs reviewed had plans for each phase of operation (pre-operational, operational, and post-operational) identified in the Army Field Manual 3-11.22, Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team Operations, December ... |
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| Deterrence in Cyberspace |
13 Jun 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Rivera; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| There are significant differences between nuclear attack and cyber attack, but the development of cyber deterrence policy is relevant to the total defense of the United States' critical infrastructure and networked cyber systems. The rapidity, ambiguity of origination, and inexpensiveness of a cyber attack creates a problem that is not easily addressed by the strategies used in the implementation of nuclear deterrence. Similar to the nuclear deterrence policy developed during ... |
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| On the Probability of Flying Through Nuclear Dust Clouds |
11 Jun 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
John W St Ledger; Brian Hockersmith; AIR FORCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CENTER KIRTLAND AFB NM
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| Since the Mount St. Helen's eruption, the dust clouds formed by a nuclear detonation have become of much more interest to the Air Force acquisition community. The dust from nuclear detonations can have a severe impact on aeronautical systems, such as engines, surface coatings, and wind screens. This paper presents an analytic approach to calculating the probability that an aircraft will encounter 0 to N dust clouds when flying through ... |
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| Boom or Bust: Britain's Nuclear Deterrent Beyond 2025 |
26 Apr 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy C Green; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Britain's submarine-launched nuclear deterrent is due to go out of service by 2025. The final decision to procure and replace it with a new system has been delayed until 2016, the latest decision deadline the procurement timeline will allow. The decision to replace the British deterrent is beset with challenging questions. Britain has over one trillion pounds of national debt. The Ministry of Defence needs to make severe cuts to ... |
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| Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Response Enterprise: A Way Ahead |
12 Mar 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Bret Van Camp; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Although domestic response is the Army's most important mission, many could argue that the Department of Defense (DoD) has yet to adequately posture for Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA). In their 2010 report, Before Disaster Strikes, the Rand Corporation, under a Federally Funded Research and Development Center contract to DoD, led a team of experts in studying the issues associated with a DoD response to a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, ... |
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| KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Acquisition Plans Have Good Features but Contain Schedule Risk |
Mar 2012 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Mikchael Sullivan; Bruce Fairbaim; Keith Hudson; John Krump; May Jo Lewnard; Don Springman; Roxanna Sun; Robert Swierczek; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| While several types of aircraft provide aerial refueling services, the principal effort is currently carried out by the Air Force fleet of 414 KC-135 aircraft. Originally fielded in the 1950s, KC-135 aircraft are considered the mainstay of the tanker fleet, supporting combat air assets, deployment of airlift aircraft, and nuclear combat refueling missions. With an average age of nearly 51 years and more than 16,000 flight hours on each aircraft, ... |
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| Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Needs to Improve Guidance on Weapon Limitations and Planning for Its Stockpile Surveillance Program |
Feb 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Gene Aloise; Jonathan Gill; Patrick Bernard; Alisa Beyninson; Colin Chambers; Penney Harwell-Caramia; Jon Kucskar; Michelle Munn; Kevin O'Neil; Tim Persons; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Most weapons in the U.S. nuclear stockpile were produced over 20 years ago and are being sustained beyond original design lifetimes. It is critical to ensure that these weapons are safe, secure, and reliable to perform as the nation s nuclear deterrent. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous agency within the Department of Energy, is responsible for the nation s nuclear weapons program. NNSA identifies nuclear weapon limitations ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quaterly. Volume 6, Number 2. Summer 2012 |
Jan 2012 |
156 pages |
| Authors:
W M Guillot; Jerry L Gantt; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL STRATEGIC STUDIES QUARTERLY
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| Topics in this volume include: Our Brick Moon, Feature Article: Chasing Its Tail: Nuclear Deterrence in the Information Age, Perspectives: Fiscal Fetters: The Economic Imperatives of National Security in a Time of Austerity, US Extended Deterrence: How Much Strategic Force Is Too Little?, The Common Sense of Small Nuclear Arsenals, Forging an Indian Partnership, and Book Reviews. |
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| Potential Standards and Methods for the National Guard's Homeland Response Force |
Sep 2011 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Christian M Van Alstyne; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| In 2009, the Office of the Secretary of Defense directed the creation of 10 National Guard Homeland Response Force (HRF) units to provide regional chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) disaster response in each of the 10 FEMA regions beginning in September 2011. The HRF was selected to fill a regional CBRNE capability gap. The HRF concept is a 566-person National Guard unit tasked to provide command, CBRNE assessment, ... |
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| China's Evolving Nuclear Posture. Part 2 - The Evolution of China's Nuclear Strategy |
Sep 2011 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Neill; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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| This paper is the second part of a larger study the principal purpose of which is to determine the trajectory of China s nuclear weapons policy, strategy, capability and doctrine. Building on the first paper, which provided a benchmark for comparative analysis in the form of an overview of the evolution of US nuclear strategy since the end of the Second World War, this paper discusses the origins of China ... |
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| China's Evolving Nuclear Posture. Part 1 - Background and Benchmark |
Sep 2011 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Neill; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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| This paper is the first part of a larger study the goal of which is to determine the trajectory of China's nuclear weapons policy, strategy, capability and doctrine. It discusses the origins, scope and methodology of the proposed study, and provides an overview of the evolution of US nuclear strategy in order to establish a baseline for discussing why, and to what extent, China's nuclear evolution has differed from US ... |
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| New Directions in U.S. National Security Strategy, Defense Plans, and Diplomacy -- A Review of Official Strategic Documents |
Jul 2011 |
179 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Kugler; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Where are U.S. national security strategy, defense plans, and diplomacy headed in the coming years? One answer to this important question comes from seven official studies issued in 2010. These studies provide an impressive welter of goals and activities, and they announce major innovations in U.S. policies. But they are hard to absorb in a single setting, and their interrelationships can be hard to determine unless viewed together. To help ... |
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| Multi-Service Doctrine for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Operations |
Jul 2011 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| This publication provides tactical-level commanders and staffs with keystone doctrine for operations to prevent, counter, defend, and mitigate the entire range of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats, hazards, and effects including support to combating weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) activities in all operational environments. It addresses operational concepts, principles, fundamentals, planning, operational considerations, and training and support functions. This publication serves as a foundation for developing multi-Service and ... |
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| Joint Task Force Civil Support Should Broaden Its Mission Scope to Better Provide Defense Support to Civil Authorities |
04 MAY 2011 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Justin T. Meissner; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) has a focused mission, to provide chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) consequence management (CM) operations, a mission it has never conducted. The potential consequences of the use of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) or CBRNE event within the borders of the United States present a particular problem that requires specialized response capabilities. But a special focus on WMD/CBRNE CM precludes ... |
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| Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site: The First Decade |
May 2011 |
662 pages |
| Authors:
John C Hopkins; Barbara G Killian; DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| We embarked on this project for several reasons, all centered on our fascination with the history of nuclear weapons testing and our interest in making more of the details of these complex operations available to the general public. We focused largely on the people. We have enormous respect and admiration for those who devoted major parts of their lives to the development and understanding of nuclear weapons. The esprit de ... |
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| Don't Touch My Bits or Else! -- Cyber Deterrence |
23 Mar 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Steven D Rehn; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Can deterrence be effectively executed in cyberspace? Ultimately, some aspects of deterrence as we understand it can be effective in cyberspace, but cyberspace is so unique and complex that we must broaden our knowledge of deterrence and qualify its application to have any strategic effect there. This paper will examine the concept of deterrence theory, reflect on the environment that has enabled nuclear deterrence, describe the cyberspace environment, contrast the ... |
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| Cracks in the New Jar: The Limits of Tailored Deterrence |
17 Mar 2011 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Sean P Larkin; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States embraced tailored deterrence in its 2006 and 2010 National Security Strategies. Tailored deterrence seeks to customize whole-of-government deterrence strategies to specific actors and scenarios through a deterministic approach that combines rational deterrence theory with effects-based operations concepts. Consequently, tailored deterrence neglects some of the most important elements of contemporary deterrence theory, including the uncertainty and cognitive biases inherent to both intelligence assessments and international relations. While deterrence ... |
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| Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Strategic Asset or Unusable Liability? |
FEB 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
M. E. Bunn; Vincent A. Manzo; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The Conventional Prompt Global Strike (CPGS) concept calls for a U.S. capability to deliver conventional strikes anywhere in the world in approximately an hour. The logic of the CPGS concept is straightforward. The United States has global security commitments to deter and respond to a diverse spectrum of threats, ranging from terrorist organizations to near-peer competitors. The United States might need to strike a time-sensitive target protected by formidable air ... |
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| South Asia: Danger Ahead? |
Jan 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Charles E Costanzo; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Since their creation in 1947 following the end of British rule in South Asia, India and Pakistan have fought three major wars and spent 64 years in nearly constant conflict, primarily over the future of Kashmir. Over the years, numerous border crises have occurred that could have erupted into major wars, but despite deep distrust and military buildups in both countries, direct large-scale warfare has been averted. However, the potential ... |
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| Weapons of Mass Destruction Conference: Avoiding a Nuclear Catastrophe. Summary Report |
Dec 2010 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE COUNTERPROLIFERATION CENTER MAXWELL AFB AL
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| An estimated 35 countries have nuclear weapons, highly enriched uranium, and/or stockpiles of plutonium on their soil. Although four out of every five nuclear weapons that have been built since 1945 have retired from service, the world is still awash in nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons states now possess around 23,300 such weapons. This is occurring at a time when one such weapon detonated in a major city could have catastrophic ... |
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| The Role of Congress in the Strategic Posture of the United States, 1942-1960, Manhattan Project to the New Look |
01 May 2010 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Pry; Bill Hostyn; DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA ADVANCED SYSTEMS AND CONCEPTS OFFICE
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| This is the fourth in a series of papers to examine the role of Congress in the development of the doctrinal and material strategic posture of the United States. Previous papers examined the role of Congress in building the U.S. strategic posture during the decades of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. This paper examines the role of the 77th-86th Congresses, from 1942 to 1960, an eighteen year period that begins ... |
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| Nuclear Politics in Iran |
MAY 2010 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Judith S. Yaphe; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| This collection of analyses on the unintended consequences of Iran's nuclear policy for its domestic and international relations is the first in a series of papers that will examine the impact of critical issues and developments on key countries in the Greater Middle East and on U.S. security interests. Succeeding papers will identify similar emerging issues in Turkey, Iraq, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf region. For the most part, the ... |
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| An All-Hazards Training Center for a Catastrophic Emergency |
Dec-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Xavier Stewart; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since assuming command in 1998 of the first Civil Support Team (CST) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Colonel Stewart witnessed and experienced dramatic changes in homeland security theory, policy, and practice. Understandably, the most significant changes have occurred since the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, which violently demonstrated how turbulent today's world strategic environment is. Widely available chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, high yield explosive, and cyberspace security (CBRNE-C) materials, ... |
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| U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years After Sputnik |
02-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Deborah D Stine; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The ?space age? began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union (USSR) launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. Some U.S. policymakers, concerned about the USSR's ability to launch a satellite, thought Sputnik might be an indication that the United States was trailing behind the USSR in science and technology. The Cold War also led some U.S. policymakers to perceive the Sputnik launch as a possible precursor to nuclear ... |
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| The Effects of Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons on Civil-Military Relations in India |
Jan-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Ayesha Ray; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The development of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program in the 1980s contained serious implications for Indian civil-military relations in the 1990s. Towards the late 1980s, India's brief but risky military encounters with Pakistan and the rapid development of its nuclear program dramatically shaped Indian approaches to the use of nuclear weapons in the 1990s. Not only was there a fundamental shift in Indian political attitudes towards the development of nuclear technology ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
153 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Strategic Studies Quarterly is an Air Force-sponsored strategic forum for military, government, and academic professionals. Featured articles in this publication include: Policy and Purpose: The Economy of Deterrence; Waging Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century; On Nuclear Deterrence and Assurance; Stabilization, Peacebuilding and Sustainability in the Horn of Africa; Resurrecting the Icon: The Enduring Relevance of Clausewitz's On War and various book reviews. |
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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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| World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism |
Dec-2008 |
160 pages |
| Authors:
Bob Graham; Jim Talent; Graham Allison ;Robin Cleveland; Steve Rademaker; Tim Roemer; Wendy Shewrman; Henry Sokolski; Rich Verma; COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM WASHINGTON DC
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| The Commission believes that unless the world community acts decisively and with great urgency, it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013. The Commission further believes that terrorists are more likely to be able to obtain and use a biological weapon than a nuclear weapon. The Commission believes that the ... |
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| Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center (CBRNIAC) |
NOV 2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Ron Evans; BATTELLE ARLINGTON VA CRYSTAL CITY OPERATIONS
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| MISSION: To provide authoritative and responsive solutions by generating, acquiring, processing, analyzing, and disseminating CBRN Defense and Homeland Security scientific and technical information (STI): * Deliver accurate, authoritative, and timely analysis * Develop innovative information resources and products * Integrate high value scientific and engineering solutions * Facilitate collaboration and interoperability * Anticipate and meet emerging requirements * Apply KM principles for high value information creation, analysis, retrieval and dissemination. ... |
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| The Gulf Cooperation Council as a Regional Partner in Deterrence |
27-Oct-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Bridget M Rourke; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| It is imperative that the United States develop a more effective nuclear deterrence strategy with regard to the Iranian desire to obtain a nuclear weapon. Recent U.S. approaches have been ineffective as Iran progresses in its nuclear development activities. The United States cannot expect a change in results without a change in strategy. Promoting the GCC as the lead diplomatic face of the nuclear deterrence effort would be a significant ... |
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| Report of the Secretary of Defense Task Force on DoD Nuclear Weapons Management. Phase 1. The Air Force's Nuclear Mission |
01-Sep-2008 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
James R Schlesinger; Blackwell; Christopher A Williams; Franklin C Miller; John J Hamre; Edmund P Jr; Giambastiani; Jacques S Gansler; J D II; Crouch; Michael P Carns; James A Jr; OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| Serious incidents in 2006 (a misshipment to Taiwan of intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] components) and 2007 (an unauthorized weapons transfer) alerted the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Air Force s mishandling of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons-related materiel. The ensuing investigations revealed a serious erosion of focus, expertise, mission readiness, resources, and discipline in the nuclear weapons enterprise within the In June 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates appointed ... |
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| Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills |
01-Sep-2008 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| The Defense Science Board Task Force on Nuclear Deterrence Skills was chartered to assess all aspects of nuclear deterrent skills military, federal, and contractor and to recommended methods and strategies to maintain a right-sized, properly trained, and experienced work force to ensure the viability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent through 2020. As long as anyone in the world has or can acquire nuclear weapons, America must have nuclear deterrence expertise ... |
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| The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress |
07-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Dana A Shea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2006, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) was established within the Department of Homeland Security to centralize coordination of the federal response to an unconventional nuclear threat. The office was codified through the passage of the SAFE Port Act (P.L. 109-347) and given specific statutory responsibilities to protect the United States against radiological and nuclear attack, including the responsibility to develop a global nuclear detection architecture. Determining the range ... |
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| Global Climate Change: National Security Implications |
MAY 2008 |
455 pages |
| Authors:
Carolyn Pumphrey; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| 1 INTRODUCTION Carolyn Pumphrey Triangle Institute for Security Studies The Evolution of a Problem. Until fairly recent times no one thought climate changed, let alone was influenced by human activities. By the 19th century, scientists were theorizing that temperatures were affected by what we now call greenhouse gasses. And in the late 19th century, the Swedish scientist Arrhenius suggested that human industry might cause the planet to warm. But this ... |
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| Detection Technology in the 21st Century: The Case of Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction |
26-Mar-2008 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J Kallman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| From the time of the first nuclear detonation by the Soviets after World War II until the fall of the USSR and the declaration of victory in the Cold War, it has been nuclear WMD that have held the spotlight in American foreign policy WMD were briefly placed on the back burner as the nation enjoyed its peace dividend at the end of the century The events of September II, ... |
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| Nuclear First Strike-Have the Rules Changed? |
12-Mar-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Rosemary M Carter; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN INST FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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| This paper considers the morality of a first strike attack against a nonstate terrorist organization that possesses nuclear weapon capability. Nuclear first strike is the policy that reserves the right to use nuclear weapons against an enemy before that enemy employs a like weapon without any constraints on the decision to employ the weapon. First strike has been part of the strategies on nuclear weapon use since the earliest debates ... |
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| The Challenge of Adaptation: The US Army in the Aftermath of Conflict, 1953-2000 |
MAR 2008 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
II Davis Robert T.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS COMBAT STUDIES INST
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| Using three case studies from the late twentieth century, Davis examines the processes by which the US Army sought to prepare itself for the future after the conclusion of a major conflict. It is essentially a study of how, in the wake of major conflict, the Army learned its lessons. In each of these periods post Korean War, post Vietnam War, and post Cold War the Army examined its existing ... |
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| Combating WMD: Is it Really a Priority? |
25 FEB 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony R. Skinner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Strategies of the United States all address the potential threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to our national security. National and military strategies have been developed to focus extensively on combating weapons of mass destruction. However, reaching consensus throughout the government on what the WMD threat entails remains elusive. While various strategies/policy mandate our need to improve our ability to respond and mitigate the effects of WMD, ... |
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| Deterrence, Missile Defense, and Collateral Damage in the Iranian-Israeli Strategic Relationship |
FEB 2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
W. A. Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One of the central concerns of U.S. strategic analysts examining the Middle East is the danger that Iran may develop a nuclear weapons capability which it could use to threaten the security of other regional states. Unfortunately, the entire history of the Iranian program, including previous efforts to keep the enrichment effort secret, suggests that Tehran will almost certainly continue to seek a nuclear weapons capability. The questions, therefore, arise ... |
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| Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects |
28 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy F. Woolf; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration has outlined a strategy of tailored deterrence to define the role that nuclear weapons play in U.S. national security policy. There has been little discussion of this concept, either in Congress or in the public at large. This leaves unanswered questions about how this strategy differs from U.S. nuclear strategy during the Cold War and how it might advise decisions about the size and structure of the ... |
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| Securing General Aviation |
24 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Bart Elias; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| General aviation (GA) - a catch-all category that includes about 54% of all civilian aviation activity within the United States encompasses a wide range of airports, aircraft, and flight operations. Because GA plays a small but important role in the U.S. economy, improving upon GA security without unduly impeding air commerce or limiting the freedom of movement by air remains a significant challenge. However, policymakers have received mixed signals about ... |
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| Dangerous Thresholds. Managing Escalation in the 21st Century |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Forrest E Morgan; Karl P Mueller; Evan S Medeiros; Kevin L Pollpeter; Roger Cliff; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The subject of escalation has received little attention in U.S. strategic thought since the end of the Cold War. With prospects of conflict between nuclear-armed superpowers receding in memory, few policymakers, security analysts, or military leaders have worried about the danger of wars spinning out of control or considered how to manage these risks. Yet there are important reasons to examine the dynamics of escalation in the current security environment. ... |
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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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| Strategy for the Long Haul: An Army at the Crossroads |
Jan-2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew F Krepinevich; CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY ASSESSMENTS WASHINGTON DC
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| Throughout the twentieth century, the United States Army was oriented primarily on waging conventional warfare against a similarly armed great power, first the German Army during the World Wars and later the Soviet Army during the Cold War. Likewise, the pre-9/11 Army was designed to fight short, conventional wars against regional powers along the lines of what it experienced during Operation Desert Storm in 9991. Today, however, nearly a half-million ... |
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| U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years After Sputnik |
03 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Deborah D. Stine; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The "space age" began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union (USSR) launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. Some U.S. policymakers, concerned about the USSR s ability to launch a satellite, thought Sputnik might be an indication that the United States was trailing behind the USSR in science and technology. The Cold War also led some U.S. policymakers to perceive the Sputnik launch as a possible precursor to ... |
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| Defense Standardization Program Journal, July/December 2007 |
DEC 2007 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM OFFICE
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| In this issue of the Defense Standardization Program Journal, we are focusing on standardization efforts underway at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is my pleasure to turn over my column in this issue to Mr. Jay Cohen, Under Secretary for Science and Technology at DHS, and Mr. Bert Coursey, DHS's Standards Executive. ...Gregory E. Saunders, Director, Defense Standardization Program Office |
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| Joint Service Chemical and Biological Defense Program FY 08-09 Overview |
OCT 2007 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Jean D. Reed; ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAMS WASHINGTON DC
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| The mission of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Joint Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) is to provide chemical and biological defense capabilities in support of the national military strategies. To accomplish this mission, the CBDP works with other federal agencies, state and local governments, Congress, and the private sector. This document provides an overview of the current and future programs that enable our troops to protect themselves and ... |
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| Interstate Communications in the Twenty-First Century: Can You Hear Me Now |
SEP 2007 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony Bessone; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the theoretical insights on the process of interstate bargaining offered by Thomas Schelling and Robert Jervis. Both authors offer competing models for framing the problem of conveying intent in interstate bargaining frameworks. Can states operationalize coercive and compellant bargaining frameworks as described by Thomas Schelling? Or, suggested by Jervis, is the process of interstate communications structurally flawed by perception and misperception? This thesis examines a case study ... |
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