Propellant Industry: Past, Present, Future

Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to examine the development of the propellant production base from its past, present, and its future state. Some of the questions I hope to answer are: If the production base for propellant is drawn down; will this affect the United States' ability to meet its security needs? What-if any-influence will the overseas sources play in meeting our production and mobilization requirements? What are the environmental impacts on the propellant production base-present and future? How is the propellant production base integrated with the overall ammunition industrial base?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA276820

Entities

People

  • Clifton J. Broderick

Organizations

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Combustion
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Propelling Charges
  • Rocket Propellant Grains
  • Second World War
  • Single Base Propellants
  • Triple Base Propellants
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies