Why National Missile Defense Won't Work: The current plan for defending the U.S. against a ballistic-missile attack faces many of the problems that plagued a similar plan three decades ago

Why National Missile Defense Won't Work: The current plan for defending the U.S. against a ballistic-missile attack faces many of the problems that plagued a similar plan three decades ago

Examines evolving guided missile threats to the US, offensive and defensive military research and technology, and arms control issues. Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems, hit-to-kill interceptor technology, lasers, and the ADM and START treaties.

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific American 1999-08, Vol.281 (2), p.36-41
Hauptverfasser: Lewis, George N, and others
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arms limitation
Defenses
Guided missiles
Military applications
Military policy
Military research
Research and development
Space research and technology
Space weapons
Technology
Treaties
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Examines evolving guided missile threats to the US, offensive and defensive military research and technology, and arms control issues. Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems, hit-to-kill interceptor technology, lasers, and the ADM and START treaties.
ISSN:0036-8733
DOI:10.1038/scientificamerican0899-36