Defending the Defenders: Brilliant Pebble Defense against Pop-up Neutral Particle Beam Suppression Attacks

Abstract

Pop-up neutral particle beams (NPBs) can suppress brilliant pebbles. For attrition attacks, modest shielding should suffice, although the pebbles' survivability could be degraded. NPBs are difficult to negate once operational; it appears necessary to destroy them during ascent. Doing so effectively would require the prompt destruction of all heavy launches from missile launch areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA344738

Entities

People

  • Gregory H. Canavan

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Attrition
  • Bulk Materials
  • California
  • Constellations
  • Energy
  • Governments
  • High Acceleration
  • Materials
  • Neutral Particle Beams
  • New Mexico
  • Particle Beams
  • Particles
  • Shielding
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy