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Weapons Systems: Background and Issues for Congress (Government Procedures and Operations) - Hardcover

Bonnie Hampton

 
9781536140514: Weapons Systems: Background and Issues for Congress (Government Procedures and Operations)

Synopsis

This book includes CRS Reports on the background and issues of conventional prompt global strike and long-rage ballistic missiles, the US Army Weapons-Related Directed Energy (DE) Programs, navy lasers, railgun and hypervelocity projectile (the issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject or modify the Navy s funding requests and proposed acquisition strategies for these following potential new weapons); the Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program; and finally, a summary on the Navy s policies and practices for naming ships as Congress has long maintained an interest in how Navy ships are named, and has influenced the naming of certain Navy ships.

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