Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff: Report of the Defense Science BoardThis report evaluates a complete range of time-critical conventional strike options within several realistic scenarios. It explores and illuminates various attributes associated with the different means of accomplishing a time-critical conventional strike from strategic standoff capability. The report pinpointed four parameters of interest to focus on: target set, accuracy, basing, and kill mechanism. In addition, the author was asked to assess each alternative strike capability using four principal measures of effectiveness and issue specific recommendations for preferred approaches based on specific dominate requirements. Illustrations. |
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