Integrating Arms Limitation and Defense Procurement Planning: The Impact of Emerging Technologies

Abstract

Arms limitation and defense procurement policies should be complementary means of achieving national security objectives. Past experience with arms limitation negotiations yields important lessons about the circumstances in which arms limitation agreements can be reached. Experience also suggests the need for an improved process of net strategic and technical assessment to evaluate possible arms limitation regimes. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 1981
Accession Number
ADA119097

Entities

People

  • Christopher J. Makins
  • E. C. M. Higgins
  • M. G. Markoff
  • P. Melling
  • R. C. Molander

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Applications
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design