SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION ON CYCLE TIME ON SMALL MOBILE SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT

SMALL MOBILE MISSILE SYSTEM CONCEPT VIABILITY IS DEPENDENT ON DENIAL OF ACCURATE TARGETING INFORMATION TO THE AGRESSOR. RELOCATION TIMES MUST BE LESS THAN THE AGRESSOR'S SURVEILLANCE/TARGETING CYCLE TIME. THIS STUDY PROJECTS SOVIET SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES AND INFORMATION PROCESSING AND RETARGETING CAPABILITIES FOR THE 1995 TO 2000 TIME PERIOD. BASED ON THIS PROJECTION, THE SMALL MOBILE MISSILE SYSTEM DESIGN AND OPERATIONS CONCEPT, AND THE OPTIONS THERETO ASSESSMENT IS MADE OF THE SOVIET TIMELINES FOR RETARGETING WHICH COULD BE ACHIEVED. PHASE I EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING TIMELINES FOR SPACE-BASED SURVEILLANCE OPTIONS. (CONUS-BASED OPERATIVE TEAM COLLECTION TIMELINE OPTIONS ARE TO BE DEVELOPED; THEIR ASSESSMENT WILL BE IN PHASE II.