Abstract
Due to the increased accuracy of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces, the present U.S. silo based missiles are becoming more vulnerable to attack. One reason for creating MX missiles in the first place is to avoid this vulnerability of silos. It is imperative now that basing of MX missiles be reconsidered before committing billions of dollars to a defensive system that may turn out to be a Maginot line for the 1980s. This paper puts forward criteria such as survivability, cost, operational readiness, technical feasibility, etc., and methodologies that can be used for the analysis and evaluation of various basing modes which might keep the deployment of MX missiles effective.
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