This paper examines the cost exchange ratio of Brilliant Pebbles satellites when attacked by small, ground-based, non-nuclear ASATs. If the satellites have no defenses, the exchange ratio is likely to be at least 40:1 in favor of the attacker in a general war or 4:1 in his favor in a war of attrition. The use of maneuver, decoys, and space-based defensive rockets to defeat that ASAT threat were examined, but non of these approaches appears to be clearly economically advantageous. 3 figs., 4 tabs. (ERA citation 15:035722)


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    Title :

    ASATs vs Brilliant Pebbles


    Contributors:
    R. D. Speed (author)

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    35 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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