Missile Defense is a major technical and political issue facing the US and the rest of the world. Until the US began to develop a hit-to-kill system, there was no effective defense against an incoming ICBM - nations had to rely on Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD). This was indeed mad, so in the 1980's President Reagan began to investigate alternate methods to protect against incoming ICBM's - his “Star Wars” program. However, technology was not mature enough for such an expansive system.
Applying system engineering to Missile Defense
01.03.2011
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