Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense
Author | : Ronald O'Rourke |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2011-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781437928693 |
ISBN-13 | : 1437928692 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: As part of its effort to develop an integrated global ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, the DoD is modifying several Navy Aegis cruisers and many Navy Aegis destroyers for BMD operations. On Sept. 17, 2009, the Obama Admin. announced that it wants to set aside the Bush Admin¿s. proposed European BMD architecture and instead pursue a different European BMD architecture that would involve a significant use of land- and sea-based SM-3 interceptors and the Aegis BMD system. The issue for Congress in this report is: What should be the role of sea-based systems in U.S. BMD, and are DoD¿s programs for sea-based BMD capabilities appropriately structured and funded? Tables. A print on demand edition of a hard to find publication.