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	MIT Lincoln Laboratory - History
		In addition to its role in developing technology basic to the ballistic missile early warning system, the Millstone Hill facility was the first radar to detect and track the Soviet Sputnik satellites and later served as a tracking station for Cape Canaveral launches.
		Early Laboratory studies of the signatures of remotely-sensed reentry vehicles and the associated problems of radar detection and tracking were instrumental in the development of ballistic missile defense strategies.
		Ballistic missile defense technology continues to be a high priority with emphasis on the development of algorithms to permit discrimination of objects.
	www.ll.mit.edu /about/history.html (748 words)

	National Missile Defense
		Despite the fact that national missile defense has always been a major technical challenge, the current Bush II Administration is strongly pushing the concept, with plans to deploy a limited NMD screen in the near future.
		He stated that the ABM Treaty was a "relic" that blocked timely missile defense testing and deployment, which was judged "indispensable" as a defense against terrorists and rogue states.
		At the beginning of 2002, BMDO was renamed the "Missile Defense Agency (MDA)" to further emphasize the stature of NMD in the eyes of the Bush Administration, and at the end of the year the administration gave the go-ahead for operational development and deployment.
	www.darkmattermag.com /april2004/dark_tech.htm (1512 words)

	Search Results for ballistics - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Although ballistic missiles followed a predictable flight path, defense against them was long thought to be technically impossible because their RVs were small and traveled at great speeds.
		Late medieval and early modern gunners preferred large-grained powder for cannon, medium-grained powder for shoulder arms, and fine-grained powder for pistols and priming—and they were correct in...
		The systems for detecting and tracking ballistic missiles and orbiting satellites are much larger than those for aircraft detection because the ranges are longer and the radar echoes from space...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=ballistics&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (547 words)

	Embassy of the U.S. London: Current Issues: Arms Control and Non Proliferation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		These ballistic missile programmes are being developed in order to threaten the delivery of mass destruction - nerve gas, toxins, biological agents or even nuclear warheads.
		It is the combination of ballistic missiles and the possession of these weapons of mass destruction, together with the demonstrated willingness to use these capabilities, that makes Iraq the most immediate state threat to global security.
		But we must not forget that what drives the threat against the UK is not the deployment of missile defences, but those states of concern who develop or acquire weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.
	www.usembassy.org.uk /acda346.html (1972 words)

	Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Early in 1958, the United States Air Force announced the selection of the Radio Corporation of America as Weapons System Manager for the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Project.
		The project is a momentous endeavor to establish a giant electronic system to probe thousands of miles over the polar wastes, to detect and track an invading missile raid and to predict its point of impact.
		The swift advance warning provided by BMEWS is the most effective known deterrent of surprise missile attack, and thus plays a major role.
	www.norske.org /travel/thule/booklet/introduction.html (268 words)

	Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) became the first operational missile detection radar in 1959.
		The BMEWS system would provide long-range, immediate warning of a missile attack over the polar region utilizing stations in the northern hemisphere.
		By 1958, a prototype of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) at the Trinidad, British West Indies, site provided surveillance and tracking of ballistic missiles, as an overall step in the BMEWS development.
	www.fas.org /spp/military/program/track/bmews.htm (403 words)

	Military.com Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Missiles and submarines, nuclear warheads, civil defense, and hotlines between the White House and The Kremlin played major roles in the Cold War experience, but another development played as significant a role and is often overlooked - the development of early warning satellite systems.
		Despite its success against aircraft, this Ballistic Missile Early Warning System or BMEWS was limited by technology and physical factors associated with ground-based radar.
		Early warning satellites in the Defense Support Program make up only a fraction of the operational satellites of the Cold War and today's military space programs.
	www.vets2vote.org /Content/MoreContent1?file=cw_midas (857 words)

	Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)
		The unit is responsible for providing tactical warning and attack assessment of a ballistic missile attack against the continental United States and southern Canada.
		Warning data from the unit is forwarded to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, Co. The squadron is also responsible for a portion of the Air Force Space Command Space Surveillance Program and assists in tracking more than 7,000 Space objects currently in Earth's orbit.
		Warning data from the unit is forwarded to the North American Aerospace Defense Command inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, Co. The squadron is also responsible for a portion of the Air Force Space Command Space Surveillance Program and assists in tracking more than 7,000 Space objects currently in Earth's orbit.
	www.radomes.org /museum/documents/BMEWS.html (1013 words)

	warning system -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Its main radar antenna is mounted on a turntable housed in a circular rotodome 9 m (30 feet) in diameter, elliptical in cross-section, and 1.8 m deep at its centre.
		Launched during the early 1960s, the reconnaissance satellites were equipped with infrared sensors capable of detecting the heat of a ballistic missile's rocket...
		It is of obvious advantage for an aposematic organism to be able to control the display of the warning system, partly to minimize the amount of sampling, with its concomitant liability of injury, by naive receivers.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9110185?tocId=9110185 (871 words)

	Defense AT&L: American forces press service : DoD ushers in new missile defense capability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Holly noted there are countries that possess weapons of mass destruction and have the ability to launch ballistic missiles that could impact the United States.
		Missile Defense Agency (MDA) spokesman Chris Taylor said up to five more interceptors will be emplaced at Fort Greely, located 100 miles from Fairbanks, by the end of 2004.
		The system was developed in response to a near-term ballistic missile threat to the United States, deployed forces, and allied countries.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0QMG/is_6_33/ai_n6362191 (641 words)

	Mars Scorecard
		Early telemetry indicated that there was a leak in one of the gas valves in the orientation system so the spacecraft was transferred to gyroscopic stabilization.
		The control system initially compensated for the lost engine and the launch proceeded on 5 engines---until 25 seconds after liftoff, at approximately 1 km altitude, the rocket began to tip over to a horizontal position.
		Due to a problem in the operation of one of the onboard systems (attitude control or retro-rockets) the landing probe separated prematurely (4 hours before encounter) and missed the planet by 1300 km.
	www.bio.aps.anl.gov /~dgore/fun/PSL/marsscorecard.html (2228 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		This was due to the growing Soviet Union threat of long-range bomber fleet and its development of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.
		The Air Force’s Strategic Air Command (SAC) needed to be warned of an impending attack on the Continental United States to protect its own bomber fleet and infant ICBM systems, and be able to retaliate in kind.
		The Air Force consistently backed the requirement of space based early warning, while continually having to reinforce this need to its civilian leaders who were more skeptical of its practical use and technical maturity.
	www.losangeles.af.mil /SMC/PA/Releases/nr9901.html (464 words)

	Exchange of notes (July 13, 1959) between the Government of Canada and the Government of United States of America ...
		The United States Government now proposes that the activities which are to occur on Canadian territory in connection with the establishment, maintenance and operation of an integrated communications system in support of a ballistic missile early warning system be governed by the conditions set forth in the Annex to this Note.
		It is understood that the systems contractor of the United States may be required to operate some or all of such facilities for at least an initial two-year period.
		The Canadian Government agrees that the activities which are to occur on Canadian territory in connection with the establishment, maintenance and operation of an integrated communications system in support of a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System should be governed by the conditions set forth in the Ambassador's Note and the Annex to that Note.
	www.lexum.umontreal.ca /ca_us/en/cts.1959.12.en.html (2594 words)

	Nerve Center for Space Defense
		To provide accurate and timely warning of such events, detection equipment must be precise and rapid, communications must be fast and reliable, and human intervention by personnel in the Early Warning Center must be quick and sure to provide maximum warning time to allied forces.
		Missiles and satellite launches are detected within a few minutes of departure from their launch pads.
		If the satellite or missile travels far enough to penetrate the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) radars, which thrust beams of energy more than 2000 miles across the top of the world, it is again given the same close scrutiny to determine if it is a potential threat to North America.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1973/sep-oct/beamer.html (2253 words)

	Gendron Homes Relocation Information - Military Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		As the first system to detect missile launches, DSP satellites are critical sensors in the United States' and Canada's early warning system.
		The wing's ground—based radars are comprised of a sea—launched ballistic missile, or SLBM, warning system—PAVE PAWS; a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, or BMEWS; and a Perimeter Attack Radar Characterization System, or PARCS.
		SLBM warning units are the 6th SWS, Cape Cod AFS, Mass., and the 7th SWS, Beale AFB, Calif. Their mission is mainly to watch America's coasts for incoming sea—launched or intercontinental ballistic missiles, and warn the appropriate authorities.
	www.gendronhomes.com /milpetemiss.htm (515 words)

	BMEWS - 510 Full Days - Foreword & Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		The Distant Early Warning (DEW) and the Pine Tree Lines were radar defense installations across northern and central Canada which would warn of hostile aircraft approaching the United States and Canada over the North Pole.
		The ballistic flight time from the Soviet Union to the United States is approximately 30 minutes, long enough to launch a counter-attack if the attack is detected.
		In order to sound a warning of ICBM attack, the missiles would have to be detected at or shortly after launch, as they were streaking upward, very early in the ballistic pattern.
	www.bwcinet.com /thule/1intro.htm (1279 words)

	Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		The ultra secret system was designed to detect a missile attack on the U K and launch a devastating retaliatory attack.
		Once the missile's trajectory was confirmed by the NORAD strategic defence headquarters, deep underground in the Cheyenne mountain complex in Colorado USA.
		This would be followed by a fail-safe command system, which would ultimately end in the executive coded order being given by the Prime Minister to launch a retaliatory attack.
	www.hackgreen.co.uk /Ballistic_Missile_Early_Warnin/body_ballistic_missile_early_warnin.htm (1273 words)

	Raytheon Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		The Patriot Air and Missile Defense system continues to be the cornerstone for theater ballistic missile defense.
		The target was a sub-scale drone simulating a cruise missile flying at an altitude of five kilometers and at a range of 30 kilometers.
		As the foundation of the U.S. Army’s integrated air defense system, Patriot is a long-range, all-altitude, all-weather system fielded to defeat advanced threats, such as those posed by aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
	www.raytheonmissiledefense.com /static/node3861.html (1362 words)

	Part IV: Assessing The Present Prospects For Nuclear CBMs - Confidence Building and the Delegitimization of Nuclear ...
		The one classic information CSBM contained in the various proposals is the SCFAIT Report's call for an improvement in early warning for ballistic missile launches.
		The direct benefits of a ballistic missile warning system which included all five NWSs are that it would provide the highest level of assurance possible that these states were not under attack, and thus reduce the risks of inadvertent launches.
		It is thus possible that a five-power system of ballistic missile warning could work against the general goal of delegitimation, and be perceived as a move toward strengthening the nuclear monopoly of the NWSs.
	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /arms/nuclear/section11-en.asp (1650 words)

	21st Space Wing (21st SW) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		As the first system to detect missile launches, these satellites are critical sensors in the United States' and Canada's early warning system.
		It is the first operational missile warning unit to use technologies and procedures developed directly from the lessons of Desert Storm.
		The wing's ground-based radars are comprised of a sea-launched ballistic missile warning system, and a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/usspc-fs/21sw.htm (1353 words)

	Launch on Warning: The Development of U.S. Capabilities, 1959-1979
		The possibility and desirability of a launch on warning capability for the United States was a premise of a briefing given on 3 June 59 to President Eisenhower by MIT professor Jerome Wiesner, then a member of the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC) (He became White House science adviser for President Kennedy in 1961).
		Written during the period of the "missile gap" controversy, when actual Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) capabilities were in doubt and worst-case analyses were routine, this study predicted that Soviet missiles would "constitute a great threat" to U.S. cities by the end of 1960.
		To Schriever's dismay, in early August 1962, McNamara ruled against Air Force plans to deploy MIDAS satellites; from McNamara's perspective, MIDAS was too costly, it duplicated other warning systems, and the hardening of missile silos reduced the importance of early warning.
	www2.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB43 (7445 words)

	INSIDE THE WALLS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		These warning devices are meant to detect incoming missiles so we can give our own military forces and elements of national power a few precious minutes to launch, hide, or harden.
		Warning will allow the use of existing communications to launch bombers into survivable positions and will tell us who the enemy is. Warning will also enable the National Command Authorities to get into safe havens.
		In either case, the targeting strategy would be to destroy the retaliatory weapons on the ground (missile capsules and bombers), destroy the links to the survivable forces (communications), and prevent the National Command Authorities from reaching safety.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1981/mar-apr/derfler.htm (2021 words)

	RAF Fylingdales
		This crew is responsible for missile warning and attack assessment against the United Kingdom and areas of Western Europe and North America.
		RAF Fylingdales has a primary mission of maintaining continuous missile warning capability for the United States and United Kingdom, demonstrating that a surprise missile attack could not succeed.
		Missile warning data is provided to USSPACECOM's Missile Warning Center in Cheyenne Mountain, and UK MWC.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/facility/fylingdales.htm (402 words)

	Pearce: March 2001, Pugwash Occasional Papers
		NMD plans would involve upgrading the early warning radar at RAF 1 Fylingdales, to improve missile detection and tracking, and using RAF Menwith Hill as a relay ground station for data from satellites detecting missile launches.
		One of five existing early warning radars slated for NMD roles (the other four being in Massachusetts, California, Alaska and Thule, Greenland), Fylingdales currently provides the UK and US with early warning of incoming ballistic missiles and the tracking of space debris.
		These satellites are seen as necessary for early warning of missile launches, whether or not NMD is deployed (e.g., DSP satellites detected the launch of SCUD missiles during the Gulf War).
	www.pugwash.org /reports/nw/op2_2/opv2n2_7.htm (2566 words)

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