Ballistic Missile Defense Technologies

Abstract

President Reagan's speech of March 23, 1983, renewed a national debate that had been intense in the late 1960s but much subdued since 1972. Wouldn't the United States be more secure attempting to defend its national territory against ballistic missiles while the Soviet Union did the same? Or would it be more secure attempting to keep such defenses largely banned by agreement with the Soviet Union? missile defense technologies. This research program was called the 'Strategic Defense Initiative' (SDI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA337722

Entities

People

  • Anthony Fainbery
  • Gerald Epstein
  • Lionel S. Johns
  • Michael Callaham
  • Peter Sahrfman
  • Richard Dalbello
  • Robert Rochlin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Geography
  • Infrared Detection
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Laser Beams
  • Long-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Rockets
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.