Brilliant Pebbles
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Brilliant Pebbles was a United States space-based ballistic missile defense system proposed by Lowell Wood and Edward Teller of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1987, near the end of the Cold
A pebble emerges from its "life jacket" just prior to launch. This is an earlier model before the GPALS upgrades.
Daniel Graham proposed the Smart Rocks concept that ultimately led to Brilliant Pebbles.
James Abrahamson, director of the SDIO, initially dismissed the Smart Rocks concept, but later selected a modified version for the SDI mission.
Bush and Quayle remained vocal supporters of the program as the strategic outlook changed with the ending of the Cold War.
Missile defense
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Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles. Conceived as a defense against nuclear-armed inter
The Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. A RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile is launched from USS Shiloh, a US Navy Ticonderoga-class cruiser.
Phased Array Ballistic Missile Early Warning System at RAF Fylingdales
India's Advanced Air Defense (AAD) endo-atmospheric anti-ballistic missile