商品簡介
In 2007, the Department of Defense asked for a lot of money to convert some of its submarine missile fleet to launch non-nuclear missiles that could hit within meters of their targets, anywhere in the world, within one hour. Congress balked. Negotiations led to a request for this study looking at the current situation, technology operations for achieving desired objectives, and mitigating policy concerns such as inadvertently inaugurating nuclear holocaust or being accused of pork-barreling. The report surveys military, political, international, policy, doctrinal, and technology issues. A final section recasts the information into key questions and recommendation on such matters as whether the US needs such a capacity, what nuclear ambiguity concerns arise and how they might be mitigated, whether research and eventual manufacture should continue, and testing alternative systems. There is no index. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
