Small ICBM Area Narrowing Report. Executive Summary

Abstract

This Area Narrowing Report Summarizes the results of the Comprehensive Siting Analysis Process for the Hard Mobile Launcher in Random Movement, Hard Mobile Launcher at Minuteman Facilities, and Hard Silo in Patterned Array basing modes of the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system. Specifically, this report provides an overview of the system description; discusses technical, operational, legal, and policy siting criteria; describes the rationale and process for elimination of potential locations; and identifies potential locations for each basing mode that remain under consideration for deployment of the system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA268474

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Elimination
  • Environment
  • Executives
  • Flow Network
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Launchers
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Repair Shops
  • Training

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies