SDI Report, A Review of Developments in the Strategic Defense Initiative Program.
Abstract
The SDI report No. 41 from the Heritage Foundation issued a Review of Developments in the strategic defense Initiative Program. On March 23 Ronald Reagan called for a research and development program to begin to achieve our ultimate goal of eliminating the threat posed by strategic Nuclear Missiles. With the fall of the of the Soviet Union, Support is building in the United States and Russia for such a Cooperative project. SDIO Developments Pentagon gives SDIO "green light" on key programs. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Donald Yockey on January 28 issued a directive giving SDIO authority to proceed with development of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense System (mAADS) and the Theater Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar (TMD-GBR). THAADS will be a missile capable of intercepting and destroying shorter-range ballistic missiles in the upper reaches of the atmosphere; TMD-GBR will track the incoming missiles and direct THAADS interceptors against their targets. Yockey's decision came at the advice of the Pentagon's oversight Defense Acquisition Board, which discussed the two programs at its January 21 meeting. Approval is a victory for SDIO Director Henry Cooper, who in a December 9 memo to Yockey accused him of delaying THAADS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 20, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA338719
Entities
People
- Jay P. Kosminsky