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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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impact point prediction (IPP)
Military; Missile defense
Prediction of the point on the earth’s surface where a specific RV will impact, usually specified in terms of the circular error probable. The estimate includes the perturbing effects of the ...
threat corridor
Military; Missile defense
A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at targets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object trajectories to be represented by a single ...
threat tube
Military; Missile defense
A tube containing all the objects originating from launch sites and aimed at targets whose spacing is close enough to permit the tube around the object trajectories to be represented by a single ...
equipment operationally ready
Military; Missile defense
The status of an item of equipment in the possession of an operating unit that indicates it is capable of fulfilling its intended mission and in a system configuration that offers a high assurance of ...
energy yield
Military; Missile defense
The total effective energy released in a nuclear (or atomic) explosion. It is usually expressed in terms of the equivalent tonnage of TNT required to produce the same energy release in an explosion. ...
international logistics
Military; Missile defense
The negotiating, planning, and implementation of supporting logistics arrangements between nations, their forces, and agencies. It includes furnishing logistic support to, or receiving logistic ...
electronic warfare (EW)
Military; Missile defense
Any military activity involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy. The three major subdivisions are: * Electronic attack ...
