Strategic Defense Requirements for Progressive Applications.

Abstract

Strategic defenses are applicable to a progression of threats that range from accidental or unauthorized launches, through third country or subnational threats, to limited or strategic exchanges. Technologies exist for long range launches, but launches close to shore are feasible, stressing, and favor the attacker. Space based interceptors are suited to meeting the bulk of the launches; directed energy has significant advantages in reducing the threat to manageable levels. Current interceptor concepts appear adeguate, but discrimination is both pivotal and delayed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA344761

Entities

People

  • C. H. Canavan
  • J. C. Brown

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boost Phase
  • California
  • Depressed Trajectories
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Laser Applications
  • Neutral Particle Beams
  • Particle Beams
  • Penetration Aids
  • Reentry Vehicles
  • Space Based
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space