Missile defense

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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information resources management

Military; Missile defense

The planning, budgeting, organizing, directing, training, promoting, controlling, and management activities associated with the burden, collection, creation, use, and dissemination of information by ...

strategic offensive forces (SOF)

Military; Missile defense

Those forces under the command of the Commander in Chief, USSTRATCOM, the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command, the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, and other forces assigned to execute the ...

visibility range (OR VISIBILITY)

Military; Missile defense

The horizontal distance (in kilometers or miles) at which a large dark object can just be seen against the horizon’s sky in daylight. The visibility is related to the clarity of the atmosphere ...

logistics support analysis (LSA)

Military; Missile defense

The selective application of scientific and engineering efforts undertaken during the acquisition process, as part of the systems engineering process, to assist in: causing support considerations to ...

communications security (COMSEC)

Military; Missile defense

The protection resulting from all measures designed to deny unauthorized persons information of value which might be derived from the possession and study of telecommunications, or to mislead ...

attack operations (COUNTERFORCE)

Military; Missile defense

1. Attack operations prevent launch of theater missiles by attacking all elements of the overall enemy system, including such actions as destroying launch platforms, support facilities, ...