Analytic Optimizations in Crisis Stability.

Abstract

Second strikes are dominated by submarine launched missiles in the absence of defenses, but shift to aircraft at modest levels of defense. Defenses protect some retaliatory missiles, but not enough to retaliate strongly. With defenses, missiles should be vestigial and could be eliminated without penalty. Then aircraft could also be significantly reduced without impacting stability. The combination of parameters that maximizes cost effectiveness also maximizes midcourse effectiveness and crisis stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA344705

Entities

People

  • Bo West

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boost Phase
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Deployment
  • Deterrence
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Midcourse Defense
  • Optimization
  • Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
  • Survival
  • Trajectories
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies