SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) Technology, Survivability and Software.

Abstract

This report 'reviews the status of the various SDI technologies and system components. It analyzes the feasibility of producing dependable software of the complexity that advanced BMD systems would require. Finally, it summarizes what is now known--and unknown--about the probable survivability of such systems against concerted enemy attacks of various kinds.'

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA339517

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Klystrons
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Guided Projectiles
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Network Science
  • Optical Detectors
  • Rockets
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design