Thesaurus entry: missile

Article: Of Missiles and Missile Defenses
Arms Control Today;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... offensive ballistic missiles within 10 years ... developing strategic missile defenses. Although ... offensive ballistic missiles. Decades of ... S. strategic missile defense programs ... build and test missiles despite U.S. strategic missile defense proposals ...

Article: Missiles bolstered opposite Taiwan; New shipment tracked ...
The Washington Times;  April 29, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... shipment included eight rail cars bearing missile canisters. The missiles are believed to be CSS-6 Mod 2 missiles that are headed for short-range missile bases at Leping and Fuzhou.The new missiles are expected to replace or augment older ...

Article: Missile Woes
The Washington Post;  July 14, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... Avibras, this missile would have characteristics ... identical to Soviet missiles now deployed ... tactical ballistic missile to replace the Soviet missiles it actually fired ... range cruise missiles unless they spend ... air defenses, missile hardening and ...

Transcript: MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM PROGRESS: HONORABLE J.D. CROUCH ...
Congressional Testimony;  March 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... the value of ballistic missiles for coercion or use, our missile defense capability will ... investing in ballistic missiles at the outset. Missile defense can help to reduce ... proliferation of offensive missiles by reducing their value ...

Article: Missile defense system not realistic: publisher
Winnetka Talk (IL);  December 27, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... use a ballistic missile to do it, for the simple reason that missiles have a return address ... Schwartz said a missile to missile defense ... reasonably stopped with a missile defense system ... us with ballistic missiles will want to use ...

Article: Missile defense system in Alaska deployed despite lack of ...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  November 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... declare these interceptor missiles ready for use, this ... attempted to intercept a missile only eight times since ... on a wide variety of missile defenses. That includes ... and medium-range missiles, a fleet of ships with ... final price tag for missile defense will be. Nor ...

Article: Missile defense: A false sense of security
Peacework;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... the USs ongoing pursuit of a National Missile Defense (NMD) system, the future of ... approaching, it's important to recap where missile defense has been, and where it could ... defending all 50 states from an accidental missile launch by Russia or China, or from the ...