Active defenses: Status and issues
Active defenses should logically be an integral part of future US force structures. In the near term they can defend US expeditionary forces, friends, and Allies. In the mid-term they will address accidental and unauthorized launch threats that already exist due to the missile forces of the Former Soviet Union/Republics and those evolving from the possession of missiles and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by third-world countries. In the long term they could support the integration of strategic offensive and defensive forces to address the more deliberate attacks that might evolve on that time scale. Throughout, they could support measures to dealert and disengage strategic forces and help monitor their results.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6336662
- Report Number(s):
- LA-12442-MS; ON: DE93013597
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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