Precision-Guided Munitions: Capabilities and Consequences

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Abstract:

This report was prepared for the conference on The Impact of New Technologies on U.S. Defense Planning for Non-Nuclear Conflict, sponsored by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts, September, 1974.

Author(s):
Digby, James F.
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Pagination:
0021

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RAND-P-5257
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_7_Protection; JCA_7.1.1_Prevent Kinetic Attack; JCA_7.1_Prevent; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_4.2_Supply
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*TERMINAL GUIDANCE, *GUIDED MISSILES, CRUISE MISSILES, GUIDED BOMBS, LASER GUIDANCE, TELEVISION GUIDANCE, SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES, REMOTELY PILOTED VEHICLES, INFRARED HOMING, AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES, CORRELATION GUIDANCE, STATE OF THE ART, MILITARY STRATEGY, RADAR HOMING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Guided Missiles, Infrared Detection and Detectors, Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
Keyword(s):
*PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS
Report Date:
1974 Jun 01