Future of the Undersea Deterrent feb2020

Acronyms
AI
artificial intelligence
ASW
anti-submarine warfare
C2
command and control
CASD
Continuous At Sea Deterrence
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
EU
European Union
GPS
Global Positioning System
ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile
INS
Indian Navy Ships
IRBM
intermediate-range ballistic missile
ISR
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
JMSDF
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
JSDF
Japan Self-Defense Forces
LIDAR
light detection and ranging
MAD
magnetic anomaly detection
MIRV
multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle
MPA
maritime patrol aircraft
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NPR
Nuclear Posture Review (US)
NPT
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)
NWS
nuclear-weapon state
PLA
People’s Liberation Army (China)
PLAAF
People’s Liberation Army Air Force (China)
PLAN
People’s Liberation Army Navy (China)
SLBM
submarine-launched ballistic missile
SLCM
(nuclear) sea-launched cruise missile
SLOC
sea line of communication
SOSUS
sound surveillance system
SSBN
nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
SSK
diesel-electric attack submarine
SSN
nuclear-powered attack submarine
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle
UK
United Kingdom
UN
United Nations
US
United States
USAF
United States Air Force
USN
United States Navy
USV
unmanned surface vehicle
UUV
unmanned underwater vehicle
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