Sustaining U.S. nuclear submarine design capabilities /

For the first time since the design of the first nuclear submarine, the U.S. Navy has no nuclear submarine design program under way, which raises the possibility that design capability could be lost. Such a loss could result in higher costs and delays when the next submarine design is undertaken, as...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Schank, John F. (John Frederic), 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., 2007.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:For the first time since the design of the first nuclear submarine, the U.S. Navy has no nuclear submarine design program under way, which raises the possibility that design capability could be lost. Such a loss could result in higher costs and delays when the next submarine design is undertaken, as well as risks to system performance and safety. The authors estimate and compare the costs and delays of letting design capability erode vs. those of alternative means of managing the workload and workforce over the gap in design demand and beyond. The authors recommend that the Navy consider stret.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 201 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201).
ISBN:9780833042767
0833042769
1281181161
9781281181169