Military uses of space-ballistic missile defence |
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Authors: | Stewart Menaul |
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Institution: | Air Vice-Marshal S.W.B. Menaul, formerly Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, can be contacted at the Lodge, Frensham Vale, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey GU10 3HT, UK |
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Abstract: | Air Vice-Marshal Menaul argues that the creation of a ballistic missile defence (BMD) system — now within the state of the art — would add immeasurably to the concept of deterrence to war at any level. The reality is that space is already an arena for military operations. Through a review of the technological components and capabilities of a layered defence system as envisaged by the US Fletcher Commission, Air Vice-Marshal Menaul argues for Western support to be given to President Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) and for Europe to begin researching the requirements for a European-based system. |
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