When hearing the term “ships-of-the-line”—warships that take their place in a navy’s line of battle—most think of old two- or three-deck sailing ships carrying large cannon batteries, or perhaps steam-powered,…
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Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: A new Transformation Plan for the Navy’s Surface Battle Line
April 19, 2007 • By Robert Work • Studies
Six Decades of Guided Munitions and Battle Networks: Progress and Prospects
March 1, 2007 • By Barry Watts • Studies
The research and analysis underlying this report began in 2003 and aimed at answering the following question. How has the maturation of non-nuclear guided munitions during the late 1980s and…
Spending on US Strategic Nuclear Forces: Plans and Options for the 21st Century
September 1, 2006 • By Steven Kosiak • Studies
The United States currently possess an arsenal of about 3,950 “operationally deployed” strategic nuclear warheads. These weapons are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and long-range…
Thinking About Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow
March 1, 2006 • By Robert Work • Studies
“Seabasing” is a new defense buzzword of growing importance and prominence in both joint and naval circles. Unfortunately, despite the increasingly common use of the term by both joint and…
“To Take and Keep the Lead:” A Naval Fleet Platform Architecture for Enduring Maritime Supremacy
December 1, 2005 • By Robert Work • Studies
THE ENDURING RACE The global naval competition is an enduring “race” between an ever-changing, disparate group of competitors. A few select competitors enter the race to “win”—to become the number…