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| Title: | Threat of Ballistic Missiles in the Middle East (HB @ PB Price)
: Active Defense & Counter-Measures |
| Author: | Arieh Stav (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1845192303 : 9781845192303 |
| Illustrations: | illus |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 152x229mm |
| Pages: | 298 |
| Weight: | .718 Kg. |
| Published: | Sussex Academic Press - June 2004 |
| List Price: | 19.95 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Middle East: International relations: Weapons & equipment |
This book addresses the complex issue of defense against ballistic missiles by intercepting them at various stages of their trajectory: during launching -- such as the Boost Phase Interception (BPI) project being developed by RAFAEL; in the middle of their trajectory, outside the atmosphere -- such as the THAAD project of the US Army and the AEGIS project of the US Navy; or in the final stage, when the missile is approaching the target -- such as the Israeli Arrow project. This volume poses both technical and conceptual questions regarding the issue of missile-to-missile interception, in contrast to the doctrines of second-strike retaliatory capability and pre-emptive strike. The specific threats posed by ballistic missles to the State of Israel are examined. The 16 research articles, written by leading experts in Israel, the US, and Britain, represent the first serious inquiry to address the specifics of the urgent ballistic missile proliferation and threat in the Middle East.
