SSBN survivability: a time for confidence-building measures?.
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Authors
Hayes, James A.
Subjects
SSBN confidence-building measures (CBM)
ballistic missile launching submarines
anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM)
SSBN sanctuaries
SSBN trailing
plunging re-entry vehicles (RVs)
nuclear attack submarines (SSN)
large, fixed active sonars
SALT
START
ballistic missile launching submarines
anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM)
SSBN sanctuaries
SSBN trailing
plunging re-entry vehicles (RVs)
nuclear attack submarines (SSN)
large, fixed active sonars
SALT
START
Advisors
Daniel, Donald C.
Date of Issue
1982-12
Date
December 1982
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Historical and technological imperatives have led both the United
States and the Soviet Union to array their strategic nuclear forces in
triads of air, land, and sea launched ballistic missiles. This thesis
will focus on the sea-based legs of the American and Soviet triads, examining
a series of confidence -building measures (CBMs) that may be considered
during the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) that are underway
in Geneva. Some proponents have argued that these CBMs, if implemented,
would strengthen each side's belief in the invulnerability of nuclear-powered,
ballistic missile launching submarines (SSBNs) , thereby increasing
strategic stability. These proposals seek to increase confidence in
SSBN survivability by managing both the employment of anti-submarine warfare
(ASW) forces and the development of technology that could be specifically
directed against SSBNs. This thesis will consider the possible
effects that five different CBMs could have on U.S. perceptions of SSBN
survivability. These changes in perception will be measured against the
costs that might be exacted in other areas (e.g., tactical anti-submarine
warfare) by agreeing to the CBMs.
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Thesis
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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