Attacking the Theater Mobile Ballistic-Missile Threat

By Major David E. Snodgrass, USAF

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Title:	Attacking the Theater Mobile Ballistic-Missile Threat
Author:	Major David E. Snodgrass, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Missile Defense
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago David E. Snodgrass, Usa, B. M. (n.d.). Attacking the Theater Mobile Ballistic-Missile Threat. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
This paper reviews the performance of US systems against Iraqs Scuds during Desert Storm, and examines current US efforts to defeat these potentially destabilizing weapons. Which technologies and systems will be most effective against mobile ballistic missiles? How should the United States implement selected technologies to deal with this challenge? This thesis covers the pros and cons of competing concepts to accomplish missile defense. It evaluates the most promising technical solutions to the mobile ballistic missile threat. On the basis of the extensive amount of time and research effort devoted to the problem, it is safe to say there is no quick, easy, or cheap way to locate, identify, and destroy mobile missiles and their launchers. To defeat the mobile missile threat with a high degree of confidence, the US must field an integrated system of both offensive and defensive weapons.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION....... vii Notes .......... xiv 1 DESERT STORM.....1 Notes..........9 2 PROLIFERATION.........11 Notes.........18 3 THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE GAMEPLAN.....21 Notes......... 39 4 MISSILE ATTACK OPERATIONS.........43 Notes.....63 5 CONCLUSIONS.....67 Notes .......72 APPENDIX 1: Emergence of the Threat.....73 Notes......... 83 APPENDIX 2: The Long Search for a Solution........86 Notes......... 90 APPENDIX 3: Additional Missile Defense Research.....92 Notes........ 95 GLOSSARY..... 97 BIBLIOGRAPHY.......101