A Thoroughly Efficient NavyBrookings Institution, 1987 - 130 pages |
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Page 40
... ( despite their low operating costs ) than to keep trading Poseidon boats for Tridents . The submarine - based force is substantially more cost effective than the Minuteman III when the two are properly compared . It should be evident ...
... ( despite their low operating costs ) than to keep trading Poseidon boats for Tridents . The submarine - based force is substantially more cost effective than the Minuteman III when the two are properly compared . It should be evident ...
Page 45
... despite mounting evidence that a stout allied defense was well within reach and would not prove too costly . It did become evident to some that the Soviet Union , too , could use nuclear weapons and might well decide to fire them first ...
... despite mounting evidence that a stout allied defense was well within reach and would not prove too costly . It did become evident to some that the Soviet Union , too , could use nuclear weapons and might well decide to fire them first ...
Page 56
... despite their age , their SLBM compartments ( removed as they are taken out of service ) would have to be replaced with launchers for cruise missiles , and their nuclear reactors would need substantial reworking . Even so , they would ...
... despite their age , their SLBM compartments ( removed as they are taken out of service ) would have to be replaced with launchers for cruise missiles , and their nuclear reactors would need substantial reworking . Even so , they would ...
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Defense of the Navy | 5 |
The Maritime Strategy | 12 |
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