Joint Warfare and the Modern Fire-Arrow: The Implications of Time, Space, and Force on Ballistic Missile Defense Command and Control

Abstract

Ballistic missile proliferation continues to expand worldwide. In response to this threat, the Missile Defense Agency has fielded a ballistic missile defense (BMD) system to protect Americans from missile attacks. Nevertheless, conflicts concerning the particulars of BMD operational command and control persist. Some advocate that Strategic Command should be the global commander for BMD. On the other hand, regional combatant commanders could maintain a standing joint task force to tailor, integrate, and streamline BMD operations. An analysis of the operational factors of BMD in terms of time, space, and force will help substantiate this thesis and lead to recommendations for determining the optimal BMD command and control architecture under each regional combatant commander.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463417

Entities

People

  • Timothy V. Cooke

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Management
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Iraqi-War
  • National Security
  • Task Forces
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Ballistic Missile Meteorology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space