Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Ballistic Missile Defense
January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10541) on Jan. 30, 2024, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security analyst:
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Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense
The United States has been developing and deploying ballistic missile defenses (BMD) to defend against enemy missiles continuously since the late 1940s. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the United States deplo . . .
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Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense
The United States has been developing and deploying ballistic missile defenses (BMD) to defend against enemy missiles continuously since the late 1940s. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the United States deplo . . .