Requirements for progressive strategic defenses

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6252952

Canavan, G H

Space-based layers face counter-measures, cost, and survivability concerns. Midcourse defenses face decoys, which they must discriminate. Simple models indicate that their initial deployment should be effective and that development could improve their effectiveness. That would provide a hedge against uncertainty and an incentive to the reduction of offensive forces. 49 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6252952
• Report Number(s): LA-11781-MS; ON: DE91008997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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