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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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chemical laser
Military; Missile defense
A laser in which chemical action is used to produce the laser energy.
countermeasure
Military; Missile defense
A design or procedural measure taken against covert or overt attacks.
host interface
Military; Missile defense
The interface between a communications processor and a host computer.
cued operation
Military; Missile defense
The directing of one sensor based upon the data received from another sensor.
cueing command
Military; Missile defense
The command within a tactic which specifies the sensor element’s coverage volume.
exoatmospheric
Military; Missile defense
Outside the Earth's atmosphere; generally considered to be altitudes above 100 km.
rv temperature
Military; Missile defense
The temperature of the heat given off by the RV, that allows sensors to acquire them.
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