Removing the B-52's Nuclear Mission

Abstract

Todays military faces more budget cuts and nuclear arms reductions, forcing tough decisions on what capabilities to maintain. Removing the Air Launched Cruise Missile and the B-52 from the nuclear arsenal provides the Air Force an opportunity to divert valuable dollars to newer programs without any major losses in capabilities. The Air Force would be able to spend that money on new systems while the B-52 would be able to focus on a singular mission. This paper looks at why now is the right time to remove this aging weapons system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019557

Entities

People

  • Daniel R. Giacomazza

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Cold War
  • Combat Operations
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Military Organizations
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Prompt Global Strike
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Missile Defense Systems.