Ballistic Missile Defense Reference Guide - Comprehensive Collection of Official Documents on Every Aspect of the Current American Program - Interceptors, AEGIS, History, Laser (Ringbound and DVD-ROM)

This ringbound book and DVD-ROM disc provides comprehensive coverage of America's ongoing Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program, run by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Formerly known as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and called "Star Wars" by the media and critics, the BMD program is developing a layered defense to protect against ballistic missile attack, and the first interceptors have been deployed to provide a defense from Iranian or North Korean attacks. The ringbound book provides reproductions of up-to-date documents, including the 2010 BMD Review Report, a National Defense University Conference on the Changing Nature of BMD, GMD contribution to the BMDS, GMD Fielded Configuration, GMD History, Fort Greely MDC base illustrations, EAS AK, Vandenberg AFB, Ballistic Missile Threat 2010 map, Layered BMD today, Early Intercept Strategy, Phased Adaptive Approach in Europe, International Activity Highlights, MDA documents on GMD, BMDS, Targets and Countermeasures, THAAD, Aegis, SBX, STSS, UEWR, PAC-3, Airborne Laser Test Bed, Integration and Operations Center, Aegis BMD Testing Program results, Advanced Technology, UOES THAAD missile configuration cutaway, AN/TPY-2, Command and Control, Historical Funding for MDA 1985-2010, Missile Defense: The First Sixty Years from the V-2 to Today. DVD-ROM: This is the most comprehensive collection of official documents available on missile defense programs. This detailed material is heavily illustrated with color photographs, drawings, tables, and charts. The disc contains over 4 gigabytes of material, and over 76,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat software. There are over 3500 files, 600 PDFs, 60 videos (including interceptor and airborne laser tests), and over 1000 image files. Topics covered include: February 2010 Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report (BMDR) which evaluates the threats posed by ballistic missiles and outlines a missile defense posture to address current and future challenges * Threats * Sensors * History * ABM Treaty Implications * Boost, Midcourse, and Terminal Defense Segments * Ground-based Interceptors (GBI), Sea-based Interceptors * Patriot Advanced Capability - PAC-3 units * Intercept Tests * Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWRs), Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX) * In-flight Interceptor Communications System (IFICS) * Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) * Terminal High Altitude Area Defense - THAAD * MEADS, ARROW, High Altitude Airship * Aegis Navy Systems * Comprehensive Glossary * Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle * Airborne Laser Testbed * Joint National Integration Center * Environmental Assessment of Impact of Missile Base in Fort Greely, Alaska * Fort Greely Silo Construction and GBI Emplacement * Flight Test Program * History Book and Timeline from the late 1950s to today * MDA Leadership and Mission * News * Library * Kwajalein and Reagan Test Site * European Deployment Issues and Obama Administration Decision * Potential New Technologies * Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center * Targets and Countermeasures * Budget Information * Business Opportunities. The value of the contemporary coverage is enhanced by the inclusion of comparative historic material from 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005. There are sixty-five oversight reports from the GAO, Congressional Research Service (CRS), and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) - from the 1973 Safeguard program to the latest 2010 acquisition issues. Current Defense Department budget documents provide line-item level detail for BMD programs. There is complete coverage of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT) organizations, located in Huntsville, Alabama and Kwajalein at the Reagan BMD Test Site.