ICBM Modernization: Status, Survivable Basing Issues, and Need To Reestablish a National Consensus

NSIAD-86-200 Published: Sep 19, 1986. Publicly Released: Sep 19, 1986.

Highlights

GAO reported on the status of the land-based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Modernization Program, specifically: (1) the deployment of 50 Peacekeeper missiles in existing Minuteman silos; (2) research to determine a survivable basing mode for 50 additional Peacekeeper missiles or other missiles; and (3) the development of a small, single-warhead ICBM.

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Intercontinental ballistic missilesMilitary cost controlMissile basesMissile warheadsNuclear weapons testingWeapons research and developmentWeapons systemsMissilesMilitary forcesLife cycle costs