Hitting a Bullet with a Bullet: A History of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) - Nike, Sprint and Spartan, Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) Star Wars, Patriot versus Scud Gulf War, THAAD, Lasers

Nonfiction, History, Military, Nuclear Warfare, Aviation
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Author: Progressive Management ISBN: 9781370694440
Publisher: Progressive Management Publication: August 27, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Progressive Management
ISBN: 9781370694440
Publisher: Progressive Management
Publication: August 27, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book provides a concise yet authoritative history of anti-missile systems, Ballistic Missile Defense, from the early years after World War II though the start of the 21st century. Contents:

BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: THE EARLY YEARS TO 1972 * NIKE Missiles: AJAX, HERCULES, and ZEUS * New Directions * BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: 1976 TO 1991 * The Strategic Defense Initiative, a.k.a. Star Wars * The Gulf War: Patriot versus Scud * BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE 1990s * Laser Weapons * TMD Core Programs: PAC-3 and THAAD * Navy programs * Other BMD Systems: HAWK, MEADS, and Arrow * A New Threat * CONCLUSION

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Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique book provides a concise yet authoritative history of anti-missile systems, Ballistic Missile Defense, from the early years after World War II though the start of the 21st century. Contents:

BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: THE EARLY YEARS TO 1972 * NIKE Missiles: AJAX, HERCULES, and ZEUS * New Directions * BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE: 1976 TO 1991 * The Strategic Defense Initiative, a.k.a. Star Wars * The Gulf War: Patriot versus Scud * BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE 1990s * Laser Weapons * TMD Core Programs: PAC-3 and THAAD * Navy programs * Other BMD Systems: HAWK, MEADS, and Arrow * A New Threat * CONCLUSION

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