TARGET DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BY BALLISTICALLY DELIVERED SENSORS

THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO NUCLEAR DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. A SENSOR SYSTEM DELIVERED EITHER WITH AN RV OR IN THE SAME TIME AS AN RV OBSERVES DAMAGE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF NUCLEAR EXCHANGE. THE TOTAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM IS DIVIDED INTO THE PRINCIPAL SUBSYSTEMS (DELIVERY, G&C, SENSOR, DATA PROCESSING, COMM/COMM RELAY) AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES ARE IDENTIFIED TO CONFIGURE EACH SUBSYSTEM. TRADE-OFFS WITHIN EACH SUBSYSTEM AND AMONG THE SUBSYSTEMS ARE IDENTIFIED. MULTIPLE SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS MEETING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED AS TO PERCEIVED ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES, AND A BASELINE CONFIGURATION RECOMMENDED.