PSCI 3607 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Space-Based Infrared System, Anti-Ballistic Missile
21 Oct 2018
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Ballistic missile defence (bmd) and space: canada"s involvement in bmd can be dated back to sputnik (which demonstrated the ballistic missile threat that the soviet could hit na with missiles). Land, sea and space was of detecting ballistic missiles coming at na: land based detection of ballistic missiles: In the sea of japan (north korea threat: destroyers with sensor systems to detect ballistic missiles (have intercept capabilities) Response to ballistic missiles (defence: the u. s. 1958 (radar"s in greenland, alaska and uk detection information sent to. Norad at that time called air defence command: 1960 commander norad bmd detection + defence is the top priority of. Inner battle between different branches of forces to respond to bm (none ended up working): 1960s army systems (nike zeus) tested and didn"t work every well. 1970s air force system (safeguard) deployed from north. U. s. and the soviet union: strategic defence initiative announced by raegan (march 1983) opposed.
