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PSAD-78-6A 1 (1978-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawqn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUFBE 05u55 - [0685607 1 Implications of the lationti Security Council Study DU.S. Naritime Strategy ard Naval Force Requirements on the Future Ship Force. PSAD-78-6a; B-163058. March 7,. 1978. 31 pp. + 9 appendices (25 pp.). Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900); Federal Procurement of Goods and Servizes: Procurement of Only Needed Quantities of Goods (1901);Science and Technoloqy (2000). Contact: Procurement aad Systems acquisition Div. Budget Function: National efense (050); National Defense Weapon Systems (057). Organization Concerned: Central Intelligence Agency; Department of the Navy; Department of Defense; National Security council. Congressional Relevance: Congress; House Committee on armed Services; Senate Committee on A~maed Services. The Secretary of Defense requested an indepth study of U.S. maritime strateqy and long-term naval requiresents. The National Security Council study examined fvtare Navy ship requirements on tke basis of U.S. defense policies, Navy missions and role, and Soviet military capatilities and strateqiss. It alao discussed future xequirementu in light of increasing costs and anticipated technological treakthroughs. The study was reviaved to clarify issues that zelate to tho size ol the naval force aDd to evaluate the recommendations. Findinqs/Conclusions: The study left the following important isaves unresolved: Should the Navy continue to rely on tha carrier for offensive capability? Could and shoull forward deployment of high-value forces be accomplished with less valuable assets? Why does the study assign a large cumber of ships to protect naval shipping? Why ire general-purpose forces being sizeu and structured for conventional warfae even thongh the Soviet Onion can, and possibly intends to, conduct a nucloar war? ere th' analyses the study used in determining future naval force levels too pessimistic? and Why did the stu1y propose future naval force levels on the basis of currently programed forues? If these issnes had keen considered in the study, they would have materially affected its outcome. kccordingly, these issues should be examined before any decisions are made on the future naval force size and composition. Recommendations: The appropriate congressional committees should hold extensive exploratory hearings to examine the impact of these issue- on the future naval force size and compos t.ion. (RRS)

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