Criteria for choosing among competing alternatives for ATBM defenses. Final report
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) established an executive review panel to assess the paper written by Peter Zimmerman. The panel consisted of experts on theater missile defenses, U.S. relations with former Soviet Union/Russia, the ABM compliance issues. The panel was NOT able to reach a consensus on the issues raised by the paper. NOR was it able to validate the criteria developed therein. A majority of the panel took exception to many to the facts, findings, and conclusions of the paper. The major points under dispute are: the characterization of the threat, the definition of technical risk, system performance requirements, limits on ATBM systems imposed by the ABM Treaty, Congressional views, cost and IOC dates. The issues are discussed in detail in this review.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 69100
- Report Number(s):
- LA-SUB-95-14; ON: DE95011621
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: [1995]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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