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Missile defense
Measures designed to detect, identify, track, and defeat attacking (ballistic) missiles in both strategic and theater tactical roles, during any portion of their flight trajectory (boost, post-boost, midcourse, or terminal) or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such attack.
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Missile defense
gamma-ray laser
Military; Missile defense
A laser which generates a beam of gamma rays; also called a "graser." A gamma-ray laser, if developed, would be a type of x-ray laser; although it would employ nuclear reactions, it need not (but ...
security system
Military; Missile defense
The aggregate of all mechanical and electronic equipment countermeasures in a system which contributes to its security from intelligence gathering and clandestine or overt attack, including organized ...
anti-simulation
Military; Missile defense
The process of introducing random variations to the signature characteristics of an object in order to cause misidentification of the object by the sensors. The disguising of an RV to resemble a ...
layered defense
Military; Missile defense
A defense that consists of several sets of weapons that operate at different phases in the trajectory of a ballistic missile. Thus, there could be a first layer (e.g., boost phase) of defense with ...
control station
Military; Missile defense
The station on a network which supervises the network control procedures such as polling, selecting, and recovery. It also is responsible for establishing order on the line in the event of ...
least privilege
Military; Missile defense
This principle requires that each subject in a system be granted the most restrictive set of privileges (or lowest clearance) needed for the performance of authorized tasks. The application of this ...
functional kill
Military; Missile defense
The destruction of a target by disabling vital components in a way not immediately detectable, but which nevertheless prevents the target from functioning properly. An example is the destruction of ...
