| Number | 18299 |
| Subject | Weapons |
| Source | Discover |
| State | None |
| Year | 2001 |
| Publication Date | November |
| Summary | Discover looks at "the science and technology required to build an antiballistic system that would make the United States invulnerable to a missile attack." The story examines two projected, but far from development options for missile-defense systems: "ship-launched interceptor missiles and an exotic airborne laser." Discover reports on President Bush's intention to deploy a system that "could provide limited, but effective, defenses," and points to physicists' and defense experts' opinions that this plan is deeply flawed. |
| Category | General |
| Pages | 10 |
| Keywords | Pentagon;North American Aerospace Defense;Iran;Iraq;Russia;nuclear weapons;military;nuclear technology;tracking systems;intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) |
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