Star Wars Test Missile Flops
Tags: BALLISTIC missile defenses -- Government policy; ANTIMISSILE missiles; AIR defenses -- United States; BALLISTIC Missile Defense Organization (U.S.); TESTING
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- Star Wars Test Missile Flops. // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);07/17/2000, Vol. 136 Issue 3, p5
Discusses the problems experienced during the test of a United States missile defense system. Cost of the test; Prospect that U.S. President Bill Clinton may cancel the completion of the system or leave it to his successor; How two out of three trials for the air defense system have failed.
- An Embarrassing Star Wars Flop. Meadows, Susannah; Begun, Bret; Stefanakos, Victoria S.; Stroup, Katherine // Newsweek;7/17/2000, Vol. 136 Issue 3, p6
Discusses the problems experienced during the test of a United States missile defense system. Cost of the test; Prospect that U.S. President Bill Clinton may cancel the completion of the system or leave it to his successor; How two out of three trials for the air defense system have failed.
- GOP `star wars' plan: Too soon for a sequel? Moffett, George // Christian Science Monitor;5/15/96, Vol. 88 Issue 119, p4
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- Cobra Judy serving BMDO. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;2/14/94, Vol. 140 Issue 7, p17
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- New funding spurs space laser efforts. Anselmo, Joseph C. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;10/14/1996, Vol. 146 Issue 16, p67
Informs that a congressional increase in funding for the Space-Based Laser has allowed TRW to resume testing of a high energy chemical laser. The Alpha hydrogen-fluoride laser as one of three key components scheduled to be brought together in 1997 as part of a Ballistic Missile Defense...
- BMDO links ballistic, cruise missile defense. Fulghum, David A. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;7/14/1997, Vol. 147 Issue 2, p50
Considers the efforts of Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) officials to identify and list needed components of a cruise missile defense system. The report to be available in September of 1997; Comments by BMDO chief LT. General Lester Lyles; 1999 budget considerations; Integration...
- Tough assignment. // Aviation Week & Space Technology;12/13/93, Vol. 139 Issue 24, p23
Reports on the order to the Pentagon's Deputy Under Secretary for advanced technology Larry Lynn to break an impasse over boost/ascent-phase antiballistic missiles. Conflict between the United States Air Force and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO); Air Force's preference for...
- The Ballistic Missile... // Aviation Week & Space Technology;11/1/93, Vol. 139 Issue 18, p21
Reports on the depletion of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's budget for the McDonnell Douglas DC-X experimental rocket. Cancellation of other flight; Amount of shortage to complete tests; Abortion of other tests.
