Lasers and Missile Defense New concepts for Space-Based and Ground-Based Laser Weapons
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New concepts for Space-Based and Ground-Based Laser Weapons
Is the Department of Defense (DOD) pursuing the correct investment strategy for space-based laser weapons? Recent advances in lasers, optics, and spacecraft technologies may bring high-energy laser weapons to a sufficient level of maturity for serious consideration as space weapons against the theater ballistic missile threat. However, these technological advances also make other architectures ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2001