The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base, Volume 2: Ministry of Defence Roles and Required Technical Resources
Title | The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base, Volume 2: Ministry of Defence Roles and Required Technical Resources PDF eBook |
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Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Defense industries |
ISBN | 9780833038456 |
Ministry of Defence roles and required technical resources
Title | Ministry of Defence roles and required technical resources PDF eBook |
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Release | 2005 |
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ISBN | 9780833038456 |
The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Ministry of Defence Roles and Required Technical Resources
Title | The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Ministry of Defence Roles and Required Technical Resources PDF eBook |
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Release | 2005 |
Genre | Defense industries |
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Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities
Title | Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities PDF eBook |
Author | John Frederic Schank |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0833041606 |
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.
Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007
Title | Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | United States |
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A Nuclear Weapons-Free World?
Title | A Nuclear Weapons-Free World? PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Ritchie |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2012-10-29 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137284099 |
President Obama and the UK Labour and Coalition governments have all backed the renewed momentum for serious progress towards a world free of nuclear weapons, whilst the UK finds itself embarked on a controversial and expensive programme to renew its Trident nuclear weapons system. What does the UK process tell about the prospects for disarmament?
The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Sustaining design and production resources
Title | The United Kingdom's Nuclear Submarine Industrial Base: Sustaining design and production resources PDF eBook |
Author | John Frederic Schank |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780833037978 |
The complexity and uniqueness of a nuclear submarine require special skills, facilities, and oversight not supported by other shipbuilding programmes. In fact, a single shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, designs and builds the United Kingdom's nuclear submarines, and many of the vendors that support submarine construction are sole-source providers. With such specialisation, in addition to a limited design and production demand, there is concern about whether the submarine industrial base can maintain its viability into the future. This report seeks to determine what actions should be taken to maintain nuclear submarine design capabilities and how nuclear submarine production should be scheduled for efficient use of the industrial base. Based on their findings, the authors recommend that the Ministry of Defence determine the scheduling of construction for future submarine contracts as soon as possible; plan to retain a design core of designers, engineers, and draughtsmen during periods of reduced demand; and take steps towards collaboration with other countries.