Conventional Warheads for Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress

Woolf, Amy F.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapons systems;    Missile warheads;    Ballistic missiles;    Military operations;   

RP-ID  :  RL33067
RP-ID  :  RL33067_2009Jan26

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of the Administration's rationale for the possible deployment of conventional warheads on long-range ballistic missiles. It also reviews the Air Force and Navy efforts to develop these systems and summarizes congressional reaction to these proposals, with a more detailed account of the issues raised by these concepts and programs.