Qualitative Constraints on Conventional Armaments: An Emerging Issue, Summary Report.

Abstract

The report presents the results of an initial exploration of the question of whether or not qualitative constraints on conventional armaments are desirable, feasible, and acceptable ways of promoting United States national security objectives in the long run. The emphasis is on the arms control implications of new precision-guided munitions (PGMs) and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), including both the difficulties and opportunities presented by the rapid development of a wide variety of such weapons. The summary has been written to serve officials in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense, for whom it collects ideas and data on new weapons systems and suggests analytic approaches for dealing with possible qualitative constraints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033534

Entities

People

  • J. Digby
  • S. J. Dudzinsky Jr.

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Precision
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Security
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

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  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.