This report provides an overview of the rationale for the prompt global strike pgs mission and the possible deployment of conventional warheads on longrange ballistic missiles or boostglide systems in support of this mission. Subcommittee on strategic forces committee on armed services tuesday, december 8, 2015 2. Discover the best cruise missile books and audiobooks. Such a weapon would allow the united states to respond far more swiftly to rapidly emerging threats than is possible with conventional forces. Report to congress on conventional prompt global strike and long. Implications for reductions in nuclear weapons george lewis introduction if the united states and russia seek to continue negotiated reductions in their nuclear arsenals, they will have to take into account the implications of technological advances for the stability, survivability, and.
The new start treaty does not contain any constraints on current or planned u. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2008 bajohnson on prod1pc69 with hearing verdate aug 31 2005 06. Afgsc provides combatready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders. Abstractthe dangers and risks of employing a conventional prompt global strike cpgs capability greatly exceed the benefits. Download notifications are sent to an audience of several hundred international. The russian military presence in syria and the eastern mediterranean and its strategic deterrence role article in the journal of slavic military studies 321. Cpgs conventional prompt global strike ctm conventional trident missile ea exploratory analysis far flexible, adaptive, and robust strategies gps global positioning system kep kinetic energy projectiles mpsdm multiperspective strategic decision making mrm multiresolution model nrc national research council pat portfolio analysis tool. Our mission here at the national environmental satellite, data, and information service nesdis we provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources to promote and protect the nations security, environment, economy, and quality of life. Recently, efforts to develop a longrange prompt strike capability, along with other efforts to. A methodology for the analysis of conventional and nuclear prompt global strike alternatives.
Global strike refers to a portfolio of capabilities that provide for global reach, accelerated planning, and execution of operations using the full range of kinetic and non. Valuable military option or threat to global stability todd c. All journal articles featured in the journal of slavic military studies vol 33 issue 1. Conventional prompt global strike cpgs weapons are longrange, highspeed. Air force global strike command, activated august 7, 2009, is a major command with headquarters at barksdale air force base, louisiana, in the shreveportbossier city community.
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Even a niche cpgs capabilityconsisting of approximately twenty systemscarries risks, to say nothing of proposals to develop hundreds or more. Professionally converted for accurate flowingtext ebook format reproduction, this unique book examines the feasibility of hypersonic weapons and aircraft as global strike options in the 2035 timeframe. Pdf conventional prompt global strike and longrange ballistic missiles. Limitation on availability of funds for milestone a activities for an army medium range multipurpose vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system. Russia to date has shown little enthusiasm for further nuclear reductions, citing concerns about missile defense, conventional prompt global strike, the conventional forces arms control regime in. More recently, the pentagon has increased funding and accelerated development programs for shorter and intermediaterange boostglide systems that could conduct prompt attacks against heavily defended targets in regional conflicts. Download a pdf of conventional prompt global strike capability by the national research council for free. Conventional prompt global strike cpgs is a military option under consideration by the u. Air force global strike command afgsc is a major command majcom of the united states air force, headquartered at barksdale air force base, louisiana. Pdf a methodology for the analysis of conventional and. Conventional prompt global strike and longrange ballistic missiles. The pentagon is also conducting research, through darpa and the air force, into shorterrange, airdelivered, hypersonic cruise missiles. Conventional prompt global strike cpgs weapons would allow the united states to strike. Woolf, nuclear weapons policy specialist at the congressional research service, lays out in the crs report, crsr41464.
As part of the administrations efforts to strengthen deterrence and warfighting capabilities, the united states is evaluating conventional prompt global strike cpgs capabilities to develop the capability to precisely strike timesensitive, high value targets. Conventional prompt global strike and longrange ballistic. Prompt global strike pgs would allow the united states to strike targets anywhere on earth with conventional weapons in as little as an hour. Hypersonic global strike feasibility and options design challenges, propulsion, fuel, material, plasma interference and weapons employment, current programs, weapons integration, x37b, ahw. Longacre doubling will not add any value to a coins premium. Dear strikers, the future operation rights of global strike will be transferred to the developers game system, and they will continue to provide customer service support, version updates and other services under its original name battle teams. Conventional prompt global strike and long range ballistic. America s plans f or prompt global strike world military superiority without nuclear weapons here is only one country that has the. Conventional prompt global strike cpgs weapons would allow the united states to strike targets anywhere on earth in as little as an hour. Background and issues description this report provides an overview of the rationale for the pgs mission and the possible deployment of conventional warheads on longrange ballistic missiles or boostglide systems in support of this mission. A viable prompt global strike capability, whether nuclear or nonnuclear, will allow the us to rapidly strike highpayoff, difficulttodefeat targets from standoff ranges and produce the desired effect. Use of funds for conventional prompt global strike program. A new report examines the strategic chain linking pakistan, india, china, and the united statesa series of relationships that are resulting in some of the most active nuclear weapons, missile. About noaa national environmental satellite, data, and.
Tactical warfare systems tws the office of tactical warfare systems tws provides portfolio management, technical and programmatic evaluation, and functional oversight for department of defense tactical programs in support of the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition. Background and issues conventional prompt global strike and longrange ballistic missiles. Learn from cruise missile experts like edward hampshire and. A fresh perspective national institute for public policy october 10, 2012 9302 lee highway, suite 750 yfairfax, va 22031 y703 2939181 y. The trump administration released its 2021 budget request on february 10, 2020. This book, the final report from the national research councils committee on conventional prompt global strike capability, analyzes proposed cpgs systems and evaluates the potential role cpgs could play in u. Firstly, american militarytechnological advances specifically, prompt global strike and ballisticmissile defences are perceived as part of an effort to achieve global military supremacy, and as a risk, therefore, to strategic stability. Global climate strike worship materials on friday, september 20th, people from around the globe are going to strike.
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