Missile Defenses
nSpace-Based Chemical Lasers:
nCan travel the speed of light in space above the
atmosphere
nComplex, expensive, vulnerable to attack, effective countermeasures, must function above atmosphere.
nComplexity of defense system: page 68.
nThree Layer Defense system, if 90% effective, would
allow only 8 out of 8,000 to
arrive on target
nOther weaknesses:
nVulnerable to direct enemy attack with space mines
nCountermeasures such as disruption of operations, like
sensors and communication links,
would render it inoperable.
nDecoys