Defense Special Weapons Agency, 1947-1997

Defense Special Weapons Agency, 1947-1997 PDF Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428981500
Category : Nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Defense Special Weapons Agency, 1947-1997

Defense Special Weapons Agency, 1947-1997 PDF Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428981500
Category : Nuclear weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997

Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997 PDF Author: Christian Brahmstedt
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Defense's Nuclear Agency 1947-1997 (DTRA History Series)

Defense's Nuclear Agency 1947-1997 (DTRA History Series) PDF Author: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Publisher: Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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This official history was originally printed in very small numbers in 2002. "Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997" traces the development of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP), and its descendant government organizations, from its original founding in 1947 to 1997. After the disestablishment of the Manhattan Engineering District (MED) in 1947, AFSWP was formed to provide military training in nuclear weapons' operations. Over the years, its sequential descendant organizations have been the Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA) from 1959 to 1971, the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) from 1971 to 1996, and the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, DSWA, the On-Site Inspection Agency, the Defense Technology Security Administration, and selected elements of the Office of Secretary of Defense were combined to form the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Shooting Down a "Star" Program 437, the US Nuclear ASAT System and Present-Day Copycat Killers

Shooting Down a Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 PDF Author: United States
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Category : Four Confederated Bands of Pawnees
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR).

Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR). PDF Author:
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Category : Atomic bomb
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Inside the Cold War

Inside the Cold War PDF Author: Chris Adams
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ISBN: 9781410218919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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General Adams reflects on his experiences in the cold war, during which he served in both manned bombers and missile silos. He tells stories of famous and not-so-famous cold warriors, including some from the US Navy. Some stories are humorous; some stories are tragic. Having traveled extensively in Russia and some former Soviet Union states after retirement, General Adams tells us about his former adversaries, the Soviet cold warriors. In the process, he leaves no doubt about his respect for all who served so valiantly in the "strategic triad"-- the strategic command, the ICBM force, and the submarine Navy.

Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency PDF Author: Joseph P. Harahan
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Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency PDF Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428982787
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice PDF Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428910336
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Nearly 40 years after the concept of finite deterrence was popularized by the Johnson administration, nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) thinking appears to be in decline. The United States has rejected the notion that threatening population centers with nuclear attacks is a legitimate way to assure deterrence. Most recently, it withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, an agreement based on MAD. American opposition to MAD also is reflected in the Bush administration's desire to develop smaller, more accurate nuclear weapons that would reduce the number of innocent civilians killed in a nuclear strike. Still, MAD is influential in a number of ways. First, other countries, like China, have not abandoned the idea that holding their adversaries' cities at risk is necessary to assure their own strategic security. Nor have U.S. and allied security officials and experts fully abandoned the idea. At a minimum, acquiring nuclear weapons is still viewed as being sensible to face off a hostile neighbor that might strike one's own cities. Thus, our diplomats have been warning China that Japan would be under tremendous pressure to go nuclear if North Korea persisted in acquiring a few crude weapons of its own. Similarly, Israeli officials have long argued, without criticism, that they would not be second in acquiring nuclear weapons in the Middle East. Indeed, given that Israelis surrounded by enemies that would not hesitate to destroy its population if they could, Washington finds Israel's retention of a significant nuclear capability totally "understandable."