The Future of U.S. Naval Mines.

Abstract

This White Paper reports on the deliberations of a panel of individuals who have at some previous time held highly responsible positions in the government of the United States: The Honorable Richard Cheney, Dr. Richard L. Garvin, The Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr., The Honorable Robert C. McFarlane, Rear Admiral John M. Poindexter, USN (Ret), Professor David Rosenberg, General William Y. Smith, USAF (Ret.), Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret), The Honorable Paul Wolfowitz, The Honorable R. James Woolsey, and Admiral Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN (Ret). This senior panel sat to consider the question of whether the United States ought to develop and maintain a modern naval mining capability. At the end of the day, the panel concluded that the United States Navy should stay in the business of naval mining. The panel recommended that an R&D program, not to exceed $30M a year, be initiated to undertake the process of creating a flexible and affordable stockpile of naval mines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA332909

Entities

People

  • A. I. Kaufman
  • B. Mccaffree
  • J.d. Pearson
  • W. J. Hurley
  • W. L. Greer

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Mines
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military History
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.