Modernizing US strategic offensive forces: costs, effects, and alternatives

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5414261

United States strategic forces are primarily intended to deter the Soviet Union from initiating a nuclear war. To do so, U.S. policy calls for them to be able to survive a Soviet nuclear strike and retaliate in an appropriate and timely manner. Since the 1960s, the Soviets have upgraded and significantly expanded the capabilities of their strategic forces. The Administration believes that, in response, the United States must increase not only the numbers of its forces and their chance of surviving a Soviet strike, but also their destructive capability, endurance, and responsiveness.

• Research Organization: Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5414261
• Report Number(s): PB-88-142450/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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