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BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Ballistic missile proliferation is a significant concern in the Middle East. Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan have closely associated themselves with the United States. These nations are targets of American adversaries such as Iran, Syria, and terrorist groups. Findings of this study revealed the …
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The Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs of India
… and overall influence of the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of India. These programs are currently among the most comprehensive in the world aside from the five declared nuclear weapons states; yet, India has chosen to deploy only a small number of ballistic missiles and is not …
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Ballistic Missile Defense in the Post-Cold War Era
The proliferation of ballistic missiles has considerably increased in the past decade, and it is highly likely that the United States will face a direct threat from new ballistic missile countries by the turn of the century. Unlike the recent National Intelligence Estimate this does not neglect the …
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Satellite constellation design for mid-course ballistic missile intercept
… of constellations for satellite-based mid-course missile defense. The ballistic missile intercept problem leads to a new paradigm of coverage where interceptor "reachability" replaces line-of-sight coverage. Interceptors in this concept are limited in their time of flight and AV capabilities. …
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Petscope : a standardized system for ballistic missile guidance data analysis
This thesis had the goals of standardizing and automating guidance data analysis at The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Draper). This was accomplished via, the first ever machine understandable knowledge of Portable Engineering Testing Stations (PETS) variables located in a comprehensive …
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America's Provocative Weakness: the U.S. Policy of Vulnerability to Ballistic Missile Attack
Ballistic missile attack presents one of the most dangerous and troubling threats to the United States' national security today. For many nations that may wish to threaten the United States, ballistic missiles provide an affordable, readily accessible, and reliable delivery system for payloads …
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Ballistic missile tracking using the interacting multiple model joint probabilistic data association filter
… of interceptors used by the United States ballistic missile defense program is jeopardized by the use of hostile missile decoy deployment and evasive maneuvers. The ability to discriminate between legitimate threats and decoys is a crucial requirement for interceptor algorithms. The …
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Creating an Integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
… and importance of creating an integrated missile defense system for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries. With its ballistic missiles, Iran is capable of targeting, major American military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman. Vital oil refineries, ports, …
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Ballistic Missile Defense: A History and Reevaluation of Missile Defense in the United States
… by the United States to develop and deploy ballistic missile defense are nothing new. Under the context of Mutually Assured Destruction and the Cold War, a "limited” missile defense was proposed. Given technological and political shortfalls, the deployment of a "limited” missile defense was …
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Ballistic Missile and Insurgency Threats to Israel: Effects on Security Posture and Implications For Nuclear Weapons
… and the augmenting of Arab arsenals with ballistic missiles armed with nuclear, biological, and chemical warheads could tip the scales of the Middle East security equation in favor of Israel's adversaries. The aggregate effects of Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, and Hizballah …
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The Sword and the Shield: Active and Passive Defense Against North Korean Nbc and Ballistic Missile Weapons
… in the Third World. The regime also maintains a ballistic missile infrastructure that supports both national security and exports for needed revenue. North Korean ballistic missiles can strike target on the Korean peninsula and Japan, and North Korea is achieving the capability to strike targets …
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A Preliminary Design of Two Nuclear Energy Systems for Emergency On-Site Power Generation at Ballistic Missile Defense Installation
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Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense: an Overview of Major Programs and Issues of the Abm Debate Over the Past Forty-Five Years
… whether or not to deploy defenses against ballistic missile attack. In that time the United States grappled with a wide range of issues concerning the technical, strategic, political, and arms control merits of missile defense in the face of the Cold War, and now the post-Soviet era. The …
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Space-Based Missile Defense: The Past, the Present, the Future
… thesis analyzes the current state of the U.S. ballistic missile defense program, explains the history behind limitations on the program, examines and how these limitations have prevented the United States from exploiting space in order to develop the most effective and feasible missile defense …
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On Geopolitically Tailoring Missile Defense
… threats of the 21st century is a possible ballistic missile attack. Whether it is armed conventionally or with a weapon of mass destruction, a ballistic missile attack on the U.S. would have a horrific outcome. To counter this, threat the U.S. has been researching and developing missile …
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Hypersonic Hype: An Analysis of the Emerging Sino-American Arms Race in the Pacific
… arms race are the American pursuit of a national ballistic missile defense system and the reactionary Chinese development of hypersonic and MIRV technologies to counter any potential American advances in ballistic missile defense. Both countries would be better served by ratcheting down arms …
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Thermomechanical effects of ground-based directed energy weapons on satellites and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
… simulation of a satellite and intercontinental ballistic missile assumes importance due to the increased interest in assessing the potential of such attacks. Effective and innovative methods are sought in assessing the structural integrity of such structural components. In this study, we present …
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A Goliath and David Partnership: U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Collaboration from 1983 to 2016
Ballistic missiles and projectiles such as rockets provide the threat of large-scale damage to not only military but also civilian targets, with potentially high casualties. This technology was widely proliferated during the Cold War era, and many countries continue to develop ballistic technology …
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Japanese Theater Missile Defense: Impact on North East Asia
… value of Japan and its possible role within a missile defense architecture. At the end of the Cold War the United States and Japan reevaluated their alliance. Growing regional threats, specifically a long-term threat from China, and more immediately, North Korea emerged. The White House urged …
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Peacekeeper: a Case Study of Strategic Debate
… of the U.S. Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Included is historical background information on the development of ICBMs, the emergence of Mutual Assured Destruction doctrine, the modification of that doctrine, and the changing requirements for ICBMs. The main sections are an …
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