{"product_id":"icbm-modernization-status-survivable-basing-issues-and-need-to-reestablish-a-national-consensus-nsiad-86-200-paperback","title":"ICBM Modernization: Status, Survivable Basing Issues, and Need To Reestablish a National Consensus: NSIAD-86-200 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eU. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGAO reported on the status of the land-based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Modernization Program, specifically: (1) the deployment of 50 Peacekeeper missiles in existing Minuteman silos; (2) research to determine a survivable basing mode for 50 additional Peacekeeper missiles or other missiles; and (3) the development of a small, single-warhead ICBM. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GAO found that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) began studies of a single-warhead small ICBM weighing 37,000 pounds because of a need for increased range and payload flexibility; (2) DOD is studying missile quantities, basing characteristics, and other factors that influence ICBM program costs; (3) the estimated life-cycle cost of 500 such missiles is between $44.8 billion and $52.1 billion; (4) preliminary testing on the missile launcher's ability to adequately survive a nuclear attack is promising; (5) DOD expects to select suitable land for basing by December 1986; and (6) DOD has not specified the ICBM survivability level or whether that level is achievable. GAO also found that: (1) the Air Force is studying eight alternative basing concepts to allow deployment of 50 additional Peacekeeper missiles; (2) the automated total life-cycle cost for the Peacekeeper program is $21 billion; (3) the life-cycle cost estimates for a combined force of 500 small ICBM's and 100 Peacekeepers range from $73 billion to $109 billion; (4) the cost estimate for alternative ICBM forces is not available; (5) DOD is studying the feasibility of developing mobile missiles weighing up to 75,000 pounds with the capability to carry two or three warheads; and (6) Congress linked the Peacekeeper deployment schedule to the small ICBM system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 66\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862929072325,"sku":"9781287181880","price":25.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/OGUla7Ovfc9781287181880.webp?v=1771575642","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/icbm-modernization-status-survivable-basing-issues-and-need-to-reestablish-a-national-consensus-nsiad-86-200-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}