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Survivability and effectiveness of near-term strategic defense

Author(s) -

G.H. Canavan,

Edward Teller

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/5035504

Subject(s) - survivability , software deployment , term (time) , computer security , computer science , operations research , risk analysis (engineering) , space (punctuation) , aeronautics , engineering , systems engineering , reliability engineering , business , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system

This paper examines the survivability and effectiveness of space-based defensive missiles --- a rapidly evolving technology --- on a quantified basis. The effectiveness and costs of attack and defense are estimated and cost-exchange ratios are calculated in differing configurations. Various moves and countermoves are compared. Low-weight, self-reliant defensive missiles are found to be most effective. The advantages of the development of decoys for defensive missiles and of a small pilot deployment are discussed. 13 refs., 3 figs.

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