The Why, What, and How of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Abstract

Contents: THE WHY, WHAT AND HOW OF THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE By Brigadier General Robert R. Rankine. Jr.. USAF; 1986: A BIG YEAR IN SPACE By James J. Haggerty; NEW GOALS FOR AERONAUTICAL R&D. On the cover: The artist's concept shows an Earth- generated laser beam being reflected toward a high altitude target by a space based mirror. This is one of a number of ballistic missile defense concepts being explored in the Strategic Defense Initiative research program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA346048

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Rankine Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Ground Based
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Particle Beams
  • Radar
  • Space Based
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space