THE BALLISTIC MISSILE DECISIONS

Abstract

The acquisition by the United States of an effective force of intercontinental ballistic missiles was in its narrowest sense the product of a sequence of decisions on two central questions: first, was it technically and economically feasible to do so, and second, was it in the best interests of the nation to do so. This paper reviews the various decisions that led to our present status in ballistic missile development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660117

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Perry

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Guided Bombs
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Nuclear Warfare
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rockets
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Operations Research
  • Systems Analysis and Design