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28 August 1984 Testimony On Space Based And Space Directed Weapons
Sidney D. Drell
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Proceedings Volume 0474, Electro-Culture 1984; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942477
Event: 1984 Technical Symposium East, 1984, Arlington, United States
Abstract
The President's "star wars" speech last year challenged the most basic premises of the U.S.-Soviet strategic relationship. It has led to the Administration's new strategic defense (ABM) initiative which deserves the most careful examination. Advances in ABM technology will inevitably contribute to advances in anti-satellite technology (ASAT) which is a much simpler technical challenge. Hence policy and restraints in both areas should be coupled to one another. In my statement I will first address the issues raised by the defense initiative; and then ASAT.
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Sidney D. Drell "Testimony On Space Based And Space Directed Weapons", Proc. SPIE 0474, Electro-Culture 1984, (28 August 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942477
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KEYWORDS
Defense and security

Missiles

Laser missile defense

Weapons

Nuclear weapons

Intercontinental ballistic missiles

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