Strategic Defense in Transition.

Abstract

Possible objectives and programs for strategic defense include third-country, accidental, or unauthorized launches; limited attacks; initial military threats; and defense of values. Their essential features, technologies, and developmental programs are reviewed with the goal of identifying a path that would benefit from their commonalities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA344681

Entities

People

  • Gregory H. Canavan

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Agreements
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boost Phase
  • California
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Penetration Aids
  • Risk
  • Trajectories
  • Transitions
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vulnerability
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies