The Bush Administration's Proposal for ICBM Modernization, SDI, and the B-2 Bomber.

Abstract

President Bush's FY90 defense budget proposes that the United States proceed to deploy a force of mobile ICBMs, starting with the deployment of 50 MX (presently based in silos) on railroad trains. The President also proposes to continue development of a single-warhead Midgetman for deployment on trucks. In addition to these developments, the budget appears to slow deployment of a first phase of a ballistic missile defense system and shifts emphasis to the "Brilliant Pebbles" concept. Finally, the Bush budget would delay deployment of the B-2 "Stealth" bomber by at least a year. This report describes the budgetary, military, and arms control implications of these proposals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1989
Accession Number
ADA344599

Entities

People

  • Jonathan E. Medalia

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Budgets
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Deployment
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies