Denying the Adversary's Capability to Level the Playing Field: Critical Policy Changes to Harden, Protect, and Shelter Maneuver Assets Against an Electromagnetic Pulse

Abstract

American success in past conflicts has relied on the superiority of US technology on the battlefield. However, this superiority is now challenged. According to a Defense Science Board (DSB) Report from August 2011 and the 2004 Executive Report to Congress from the Commission access the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack, the U.S. tactical forces potential lack of resiliency to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a consequence of many factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1178978

Entities

People

  • Mark S Gombo
  • Ronnie D. Michael

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Altitude
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Deployment
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Components
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Gamma Rays
  • Generators
  • High Altitude
  • Ignition Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.