| Description |
1 online resource (v, 62 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Contents |
Introduction. -- Findings. -- 1. An attribute, not a thing. Taxonomy blurring into spectrum. Vulnerabilities of hypersonic flight. Defense is possible. -- 2. The current programmatic context. Space sensors. Interceptor development. Command and control. Budget outlook. -- 3. Channeling the threat. Encouraging maneuver. Mobility and distribution. -- 4. Exploiting new failure modes. Area-wide effects. Twenty-first century flak. Directed energy. Modular payloads. -- 5. Reformulating the mission. Preferential defense. Passive defense and deception. Missile defeat. Data, doctrine, and organization. -- 6. International cooperation and the industrial base. -- Conclusion: a difficult but tractable problem. -- About the authors. -- Endnotes |
| Summary |
Hypersonic weapons combine the speed of ballistic missiles with the maneuverability and detectability challenges of cruise missiles, leaving little time to react. In the past five years, Russia, China, and others have accelerated their development of hypersonic missiles to threaten U.S. forces in the homeland and abroad. The current Ballistic Missile Defense System, largely equipped to contend with legacy ballistic missile threats, must be adapted to this challenge. The same characteristics that make hypersonic missiles attractive may also hold the key to defeating them. A new hypersonic defense architecture should exploit hypersonic weapons' unique vulnerabilities and employ new capabilities, such as a space sensor layer, to secure critical nodes. These changes are not only necessary to mitigate the hypersonic threat but to defeat an emerging generation of maneuvering missiles and aerial threats |
| Notes |
"A report of the CSIS Missile Defense Project." |
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"February 2022." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-62) |
| Notes |
"This report is made possible by support from Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, and by general support to CSIS." |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (CSIS, viewed February 8, 2022) |
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Cruise missiles -- Technological innovations
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Ballistic missiles -- Technological innovations
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Ballistic missile defenses -- Technological innovations -- United States
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Military planning -- United States
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Ballistic missile defenses -- United States -- Planning
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National security -- United States.
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Ballistic missile defenses -- Technological innovations.
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Military planning.
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National security.
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dahlgren, Masao, author
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
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| ISBN |
9781538140536 |
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1538140535 |
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9781538140543 |
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1538140543 |
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