Anti Ballistic Missile defense
“Anti- Ballistic Missile Defense System: A Big Mistake. ... Since 1980 ballistic missiles have been used in six conflicts. Today 54 countries have some type of cruise missile and 19 countries currently hold cruise missiles in their arsenals. The two most common missiles are the intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). Ballistic missiles fly in three phases, the boost phase, the midcourse phase, and the terminal phase. During the boost phase the missile gains the acceleration it needs to reach its target. ... In the midcourse phase, the missile free falls towards its target. ... This program will build on the technical progress of already existing missile systems, integrate land, air and seas based platforms, and employ more realistic scenarios and countermeasures against enemy missiles. ... S, and It may start another cold war where all the nations race to create bigger and better defense systems or weapons stronger than the existing systems. ... The Defense system is set up in three segments, each segment corresponds with each phase of the ballistic missile. The first segment defends against the first phase and is called the Boost Defense System (BDS). ... A “safe haven” is the region where the missile is out of range from the BPI. The new BPI will detect the threat missile a few seconds after the launch and the interceptor has a better chance of winning the race between missile and the interceptor. The second segment is the Midcourse Defense System (MDS). ... The ground based system counters the threat of an incoming missile and has “hit to kill” capabilities, meaning the anti- missile will find the incoming warhead and destroy it. ... The Terminal Defense System (TDS) is the last line of defense against an incoming warhead. There are three types of TDS, Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) protects from short or medium range threats, The Arrow Deployment Program (ADP) used in the U. ... The PAC-3 system counters the enemy’s defense. The PAC-3 has a 7 for 8, body to body intercept for ballistic missiles and a 4 for 4, body to body intercept for cruise missiles.