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Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues.

ADA623551

Publication Date	2015
Personal Author	Woolf, A. F.
Page Count	48
Abstract	Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) weapons would allow the United States to strike targets anywhere on Earth in as little as an hour. This capability may bolster U.S. efforts to deter and defeat adversaries by allowing the United States to attack high-value targets or fleeting targets at the start of or during a conflict. Congress has generally supported the PGS mission, but it has restricted funding and suggested some changes in funding for specific programs. CPGS weapons would not substitute for nuclear weapons, but would supplement U.S. conventional capabilities. They would provide a niche capability, with a small number of weapons directed against select, critical targets. Some analysts, however, have raised concerns about the possibility that U.S. adversaries might misinterpret the launch of a missile with conventional warheads and conclude that the missiles carry nuclear weapons. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is considering a number of systems that might provide the United States with long-range strike capabilities. The Air Force and Navy have both considered deploying conventional warheads on their longrange ballistic missiles. The Navy sought to deploy conventional warheads on a small number of Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles. In FY2008, Congress rejected the requested funding for this program, but the Navy has continued to consider the possibility of deploying intermediate-range technologies for the prompt strike mission. The Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are developing a hypersonic glide delivery vehicle that could deploy on a modified Peacekeeper land-based ballistic missile a system known as the conventional strike missile (CSM). In FY2008, Congress created a single, combined fund to support research and development for the CPGS mission.
Keywords	Guided missiles Hypersonic test vehicles Long range(distance) Military budgets Military forces(united states) Military procurement Reentry vehicles Submarine launched Cpgs(conventional pgs) Csm(conventional strike missile) Pgs(prompt global strike mission) Submarine-launched intermediate-range global strike Htv-2(hypersonic test vehicle 2) Army advanced hypersonic weapons Arclight Alternatives
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	75 - Missile Technology
Corporate Authors	Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service.
Supplemental Notes	CRS Report for Congress.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Congressional rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201605

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues.

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues.
ADA623551

Publication Date	2015
Personal Author	Woolf, A. F.
Page Count	48
Abstract	Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) weapons would allow the United States to strike targets anywhere on Earth in as little as an hour. This capability may bolster U.S. efforts to deter and defeat adversaries by allowing the United States to attack high-value targets or fleeting targets at the start of or during a conflict. Congress has generally supported the PGS mission, but it has restricted funding and suggested some changes in funding for specific programs. CPGS weapons would not substitute for nuclear weapons, but would supplement U.S. conventional capabilities. They would provide a niche capability, with a small number of weapons directed against select, critical targets. Some analysts, however, have raised concerns about the possibility that U.S. adversaries might misinterpret the launch of a missile with conventional warheads and conclude that the missiles carry nuclear weapons. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is considering a number of systems that might provide the United States with long-range strike capabilities. The Air Force and Navy have both considered deploying conventional warheads on their longrange ballistic missiles. The Navy sought to deploy conventional warheads on a small number of Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles. In FY2008, Congress rejected the requested funding for this program, but the Navy has continued to consider the possibility of deploying intermediate-range technologies for the prompt strike mission. The Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are developing a hypersonic glide delivery vehicle that could deploy on a modified Peacekeeper land-based ballistic missile a system known as the conventional strike missile (CSM). In FY2008, Congress created a single, combined fund to support research and development for the CPGS mission.
Keywords	Guided missiles Hypersonic test vehicles Long range(distance) Military budgets Military forces(united states) Military procurement Reentry vehicles Submarine launched Cpgs(conventional pgs) Csm(conventional strike missile) Pgs(prompt global strike mission) Submarine-launched intermediate-range global strike Htv-2(hypersonic test vehicle 2) Army advanced hypersonic weapons Arclight Alternatives
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	75 - Missile Technology
Corporate Authors	Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service.
Supplemental Notes	CRS Report for Congress.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Congressional rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201605