Ballistic Missile Defense: Select Issues and Policies

ISBN-10
1628089105
ISBN-13
9781628089103
Series
Ballistic Missile Defense
Category
History
Pages
180
Language
English
Published
2014-05-14
Author
Ayoub Vermeirsch

Description

The ballistic missile threat is increasing both quantitatively and qualitatively, and is likely to continue to do so over the next decade. Current global trends indicate that ballistic missile systems are becoming more flexible, mobile, survivable, reliable, and accurate, while also increasing in range. A number of states are also working to increase the protection of their ballistic missiles from pre-launch attack and to increase their effectiveness in penetrating missile defenses. Several states are also developing nuclear, chemical, and/or biological warheads for their missiles. Such capabi.

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