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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
joint strategic target planning staff (JSTPS)
Military; Missile defense
A JCS organization located at Offutt AFB responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and producing the Single Integrated Operations Plans (SIOP). Also responsible for producing the National ...
program development and risk reduction (PDRR)
Military; Missile defense
The acquisition phase when major program characteristics and product designs are refined through extensive study and analysis, hardware development, test, and evaluation. The objective is to validate ...
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO)
Military; Missile defense
An agency of the Department of Defense whose mission is to manage and direct the conduct of a research program examining the feasibility of eliminating the threat posed by ballistic missiles of all ...
retrograde orbit
Military; Missile defense
An orbit having inclination of 0 to 90 degrees (See Prograde Orbit).
operate commands
Military; Missile defense
Commands and data distributed throughout the SDS to operate the system.
laser designator
Military; Missile defense
A device that emits a beam of laser energy to mark a specific place or object.
succession of command
Military; Missile defense
The planned or actual sequence in which subordinate commanders, in turn, become de facto commanders of a senior organization. Devolution of command is a synonymous term.
