Kinetic Energy Kill for Ballistic Missile Defense (CRS)
A new report from the Congressional Research Service presents a skeptical overview of the development of kinetic energy interceptors — anti-missile missiles — for defense against incoming ballistic missiles.
“The data on the U.S. flight test effort to develop a national missile defense (NMD) system are mixed and ambiguous. There is no recognizable pattern to explain this record nor is there conclusive evidence of a learning curve over more than two decades of developmental testing.”
A copy of the new CRS report was obtained by Secrecy News.
See “Kinetic Energy Kill for Ballistic Missile Defense: A Status Overview,” January 18, 2006.
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