Tactical Ballistic Missile Defense for the United States Marine Corps

Abstract

The author begins by describing the proliferation of Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBM's) in the Third World as well as future improvements expected in the range, accuracy, and lethality of these weapons. He concludes that TBM's are emerging as a threat to U.S. crisis-response forces at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. He then goes on to discuss how the Marine Corps could obtain near-term expeditionary TBM defenses for its operating forces. He closes by recommending a Marine task-organization for dealing with the issues associated with TBM defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262624

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Dodt Jr

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Employment
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies