OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND FORCE STRUCTURE

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO RESEARCH, ANALYZE, AND ASSESS FORCE STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING ISSUES RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF LONG RANGE, PRECISION GUIDED, LOW YIELD NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR THE FULL RANGE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT SITUATIONS, INCLUDING STRATEGIC, REGIONAL, AND LIMITED WARS. THE MAJOR THRUSTS ARE: (1) TO ANALYZE THROUGH THE USE OF SCENARIOS, MISSION ANALYSIS, AND NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY THE BENEFITS AND WORTH-WHILE ROLES FOR THESE LONG RANGE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, (2) TO SIMPLIFY THE PRESENTATION OF THE TECHNICAL MILITARY UTILITY ASPECTS OF THESE WEAPONS SO THAT THEY WILL BE WELL UNDERSTOOD BY PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, AND (3) TO PROVE THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PHASE I EFFORT SO THAT IT WILL LEAD INTO PHASE II.