Controlling The Spread of Land-Attack Cruise Missiles.

Abstract

Until recently, the problem of cruise missile proliferation centered on antiship not land attack systems. But now there is growing concern that the developing world will acquire land attack cruise missiles. In view of their precision of delivery, low flight profile, and small radar cross section, land attack cruise missiles could threaten effective delivery of not only nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons but conventional payloads as well. Should such strike systems proliferate into the arsenals of rogue states, they could present serious challenges to US force planners in a variety of military contingencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA338749

Entities

People

  • Dennis M. Gormley
  • K. S. Mcmahon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Chemistry
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • National Security
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design