This report responds to the annual reporting requirements specified by section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189), as amended by successive legislation up to and including section 244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. A complete inventory of relevant legislation outlining reporting requirements is summarized in Appendix A. The report describes the overall Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) strategy and describes the distinct programs and projects included in the overall effort, addresses international participation in BMD research, discusses the certification status of compliance of planned development and testing programs with existing arms control agreements, and provides detalls of current and planned funding for BMD. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 describe the program strategy, architecture, and planning for Theater Missile Defense (TMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Advanced Technology programs, respectively; Chapter 5 describes the funding requirements of the BMD Program; Chapter 6 addresses ABM Treaty compliance; Chapter 7 addresses the status of international consultations; and Chapter 8 addresses efforts regarding countermeasures, as they relate to the current BMD program.


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    Titel :

    1997 Report to the Congress on Ballistic Missile Defense


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1997


    Format / Umfang :

    196 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch