Rev. Mod. Phys. 76, S1–S424 (2004)Report of the American Physical Society Study Group on Boost-Phase Intercept Systems for National Missile Defense: Scientific and Technical IssuesSee Also: Publisher's Note, Publisher's Note
This issue of RMP has, as a special supplement, the report of an APS study group on the physics and engineering issues that must be addressed in designing a missile defense system capable of intercepting a hostile missile while it is still burning, the so-called “boost phase.” The challenges for boost-phase intercept are significant, chiefly because of the short time window during which detection, decision, launch, and interception must occur. Some aspects of the problem have not previously been analyzed in such depth in the public domain. This study was made on the basis of unclassified information and so is presented here in its entirety. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/RevModPhys.76.S1
DOI:
10.1103/RevModPhys.76.S1
See AlsoPublisher's Note: David K. Barton, Roger Falcone, Daniel Kleppner, Frederick K. Lamb, Ming K. Lau, Harvey L. Lynch, David Moncton, David Montague, David E. Mosher, William Priedhorsky, Maury Tigner, and David R. Vaughan, Publisher’s Note: Report of the American Physical Society Study Group on Boost-Phase Intercept Systems for National Missile Defense: Scientific and Technical Issues [Rev. Mod. Phys. 76, S1 (2004)], Rev. Mod. Phys. 76, S425 (2004). Publisher's Note: David K. Barton, Roger Falcone, Daniel Kleppner, Frederick K. Lamb, Ming K. Lau, Harvey L. Lynch, David Moncton, David Montague, David E. Mosher, William Priedhorsky, Maury Tigner, and David R. Vaughan, Publisher's Note: Report of the American Physical Society Study Group on Boost-Phase Intercept System for National Missile Defense: Scientific and Technical Issues [Rev. Mod. Phys. 76, S1 (2004)], Rev. Mod. Phys. 76, 1307 (2005). |
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