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Threat of Ballistic Missiles in the Middle East: Active Defense and Counter-Measures
Arieh Stav (Ed.)
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Hardback. This addresses the complex issue of defence against ballistic missiles by intercepting them at various stages of their trajectory. The book poses both technical and conceptual questions regarding the issue of missile-to-missile interception and other options. Editor(s): Stav, Arieh. Num Pages: 298 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
The potential threat from primitive, inexpensive ballistic missiles, especially when armed with means of mass destruction, represents a major development in the arms race. The accelerated escalation in the number, range, and load-carrying capabilities of the missiles in the last decade has occurred because the technologies required to manufacture a missile of the Scud type and its derivatives are simple, cheap, and readily available. In contrast, interception requires technologies found only at the forefront of twenty-first century military science. This disparity, favouring the aggressor, forms a tremendous temptation for Arab states in the Middle East -- such as Egypt, Libya, ... Read more
The potential threat from primitive, inexpensive ballistic missiles, especially when armed with means of mass destruction, represents a major development in the arms race. The accelerated escalation in the number, range, and load-carrying capabilities of the missiles in the last decade has occurred because the technologies required to manufacture a missile of the Scud type and its derivatives are simple, cheap, and readily available. In contrast, interception requires technologies found only at the forefront of twenty-first century military science. This disparity, favouring the aggressor, forms a tremendous temptation for Arab states in the Middle East -- such as Egypt, Libya, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845190019
SKU
V9781845190019
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About Arieh Stav (Ed.)
Arieh Stav is editor-in-chief of Nativ, a bi-monthly journal of politics and culture in Israel, and director of the Ariel Center for Policy Research.
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