Strategic Defense Initiative Overview

Abstract

I would like to begin by discussing why the nation needs the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) by describing the central purpose of SDI and outlining the threat and modernization of the Soviet offensive nuclear ballistic missile arsenal and the proliferation of ballistic missile capabilities to Third World and other nations. I will then discuss the scope of the SDI effort, the evolving strategic defense system architectures and theater defense, our compliancy with the ABM Treaty, technology spinoffs resulting from SDI research and development and the cost and cost reduction efforts associated with the SDI program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1990
Accession Number
ADA344903

Entities

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Antimissile Defense Systems
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Materials
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design