Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military readiness.

Missile attack warning systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (63 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Summary:

Examines eventual role of DOD sea-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems in worldwide U.S. BMD architecture, focusing on its possible effects on the Navy. Provides background on sea-based BMD systems, presents potential issues for Congress relating to these systems, and summarizes recent legislative activity.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RL-33745l in the 2013 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program

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