An Intelligent Approach to Theater Ballistic Missile Attack Operations,

Abstract

In a relatively short span of time, the theater ballistic missile (TBM) threat has grown from a well-known but largely tactical threat to a major politico-military problem. Theater missiles have been in existence for many years, but during the cold war era the only non-NATO country with a viable capability was the Soviet Union. Having operational intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Soviets used their Scud missiles primarily as battlefield support weapons. Equipped with either chemical or high explosive warheads, the missiles were a recognized threat, all of which was minimal in the context of the vast European East-West conflict. Today, however, TBM's have achieved a new dimension in the hands of hostile or unstable third world nations, many of which are developing nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) capabilities for which the Scud and other such missiles are an acceptable delivery vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 1996
Accession Number
ADA332546

Entities

People

  • Rocky Farry

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Defense
  • Air Force
  • Analysts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cold War
  • Detection
  • Geographic Regions
  • High Explosives
  • High Resolution
  • Identification
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Analysts
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Ussr
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design