Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report
Abstract
The Ballistic Missile Defense Review has surveyed the spectrum of threat capabilities and possible intent; assessed the current state and potential growth of U.S. BMD technical capabilities; considered opportunities for cooperation with allies and partners in missile defense; and considered the underlying technical, organizational, and programmatic structure of U.S. missile defense. The result is a refocused policy and a comprehensive strategy to improve our missile defenses. The key policy priorities set out earlier are to Defend the United States homeland against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack; Defend against existing regional missile threats to U.S. forces while protecting our allies and partners and enabling them to defend themselves; Test our developing capabilities to ensure that they can reliably and effectively help U.S. forces accomplish their mission; Develop and field BMD capability that is fiscally sustainable over the long term; Base BMD planning on reasonable judgments about current and prospective threats to the United States and its allies and ensure that capabilities are adaptable; and Seek to lead expanded international efforts for missile defense with allies and partners that will provide pragmatic, cost-effective capability. The review determined that the United States possesses sufficient capability to defend the homeland against a ballistic missile attack from states such as North Korea or Iran for the foreseeable future. Moreover, it identified steps that will strengthen homeland defense in the years ahead. The advent of new sensor capabilities and the development of a comprehensive integrated plan for testing and evaluation will better enable us to understand, employ, and further improve BMD capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA514210
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense