Military Transformation: Actions Needed by DoD to More Clearly Identify New Triad Spending and Develop a Long-Term Investment Approach

Abstract

In its December 2001 Nuclear Posture Review, the Department of Defense (DOD) created a New Triad by significantly changing its definition and conceptual framework for its strategic capabilities to include not only the nuclear capabilities of the old Triad that consisted of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers, but also the capabilities of offensive conventional strike forces, active and passive defenses, and are vitalized defense infrastructure. GAO was asked to determine the extent to which DOD has (1) identified the projected spending for the New Triad in its Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) and (2) developed a long-term investment approach to identify and manage future spending for the New Triad.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
AD1152452

Entities

People

  • Janet A. St. Laurent

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Applications
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Passive Defense
  • Psychological Operations
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.