This background paper describes and assesses current concepts for directed-energy ballistic missile defense in space. Its purpose is to provide Members of Congress, their staffs, and the public with a readable introduction to the so-called Star Wars technologies that some suggest might form the basis of a future nationwide defense against Soviet nuclear ballistic missiles. Since these technologies are a relatively new focus for U.S. missile defense efforts, little information about them has been readily available outside the expert community.


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    Title :

    Directed Energy Missile Defense in Space


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    108 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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