2012-05-24T14:56:19Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/ballistic-missiles.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1103.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

A new book by the late French scholar Thérèse Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/04/17.html Apr 17, 2012 Apr 17, 2012

A new book by the late French scholar Thérèse Delpech provides a critical review and update of nuclear deterrence theory, focusing a critical eye on nuclear issues during the Cold War, examining the lessons of past nuclear crises, and outlining ways in which these lessons apply to major nuclear powers and nuclear pretenders today.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/15/KH.html Jun 14, 2009 Jun 14, 2009

<p>For months, N. Korea has been trying to upstage the summit between S. Korean President Lee and U.S. President Obama that is scheduled for June 16. Almost all Americans I know have heard of the recent N. Korean provocations. But few have heard anything about the U.S.-ROK summit, writes Bruce Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/02/CT.html Jun 4, 2009 Jun 4, 2009

<p>North Korea's latest misbehavior highlights an uncomfortable truth: the failure of the United States and the international community to deter its actions. In this case, it is pretty easy to see why North Korea has not been deterred, writes Bruce Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/04/09/KH.html Apr 8, 2009 Apr 8, 2009

<p>North Korea spent weeks preparing to launch a ballistic missile that could reach the United States. It argued that the launch was intended to put a satellite into orbit. But a space launch vehicle is a ballistic missile used for a modestly different purpose, writes Bruce W. Bennett.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB137-1.html Oct 8, 2007 Oct 8, 2007

<p>Classic work from 1959 that discusses the origins of air power, its cornerstone position in the evolution of Cold War era nuclear strategy, and its treatment of preventive and preemptive attacks, deterrence, and the economics of strategy.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/07/29/SDUT.html Jul 29, 2007 Jul 29, 2007

<p>Ever since China test-fired ballistic missiles&hellip; in 1995 and 1996, many analysts have sounded the alarm about the threat of China's military power. This has been a false alarm until now, but within a decade China could supplant America as the dominant military power in East Asia, writes Roger Cliff.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/29/IHT.html Mar 29, 2007 Mar 29, 2007

Published commentary by RAND staff: Missile Defense: Avoiding a Crisis in Europe, in International Herald Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/08/01/LAT.html Aug 1, 2001 Aug 1, 2001

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/05/03/LAT.html May 3, 2001 May 3, 2001

Published commentary by RAND staff.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/02/24/LAT.html Feb 24, 2001 Feb 24, 2001

Published commentary by RAND staff

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP543.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

Satellite navigation-aiding for ballistic and cruise missiles

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP474-1.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

The proliferation of Third World ballistic missiles is a major concern for the U.S. government. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of U.S. control policies as they pertain to ballistic missiles, focusing on those with ranges of 300-1000 km.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR469.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994

Calculating the utility of attacks against ballistic missile transporter-erector-launchers (TELs) associated with the proliferation of theater ballistic missiles (TBMs) can play a role in sharply reducing the prospective threat size.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR375.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994

Addresses the post-Cold War use of traditional U.S. strategic nuclear forces (nuclear-armed long-range bombers, ICBMs, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles) from three perspectives: top-down, bottom-up, and policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3261.html Dec 31, 1990 Dec 31, 1990

One potential justification for a thin area missile defense is the increasing proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. However, it has been argued that states possessing such weapons would not attack much stronger states s...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7615.html Dec 31, 1989 Dec 31, 1989

The proliferation of ballistic missiles poses a worldwide threat. The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) was created in 1987 to help control the spread of delivery system technology by means of parallel export restrictions among signatory membe...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2985.html Dec 31, 1989 Dec 31, 1989

Addresses the proliferation of ballistic missiles with conventional warheads, including chemical warheads.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7476.html Dec 31, 1987 Dec 31, 1987

The launching of the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative raises defense strategy issues surrounding the capabilities of antitactical ballistic missiles (ATBMs) and the U.S.-Soviet antiballistic missile treaty of 1972. This paper explores potential poli...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2093.html Dec 31, 1987 Dec 31, 1987

This Note describes in mathematical terms the dynamic geometry between a constellation of satellites deployed for ballistic missile defense (BMD) and the missiles the satellites are engaging.