The threat of ballistic missiles in the Middle East : active defense and counter-measures

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    • Stav, Arieh

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The threat of ballistic missiles in the Middle East : active defense and counter-measures

edited by Arieh Stav

Sussex Academic Press, 2004

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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, Syria and Iran -- to build up stocks of missiles. This book addresses the complex issue of defense against ballistic missiles by intercepting them at various stages of their trajectory: during launching -- such as the Boost Phase Interception (BPI) project being developed by RAFAEL; in the middle of their trajectory, outside the atmosphere -- such as the THAAD project of the US Army and the AEGIS project of the US Navy; or in the final stage, when the missile is approaching the target -- such as the Israeli Arrow project. This volume poses both technical and conceptual questions regarding the issue of missile-to-missile interception, in contrast to the doctrines of second-strike retaliatory capability and pre-emptive strike. The specific threats posed by ballistic missles to the State of Israel are examined. The 16 research articles, written by leading experts in Israel, the US, and Britain, represent the first serious inquiry to address the specifics of the urgent ballistic missile proliferation and threat in the Middle East.

Table of Contents

  • Contents: Defense Against Ballistic Missiles
  • No Room for Error in a Minuscule Country: The Case for Enhanced Anti-Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (TBM)
  • The Arrow System -- Concept and Data
  • The Missile Threat Against Israel: Boost Phase Intercept of Tactical Ballistic Missiles
  • Missiles, Defense and Israel
  • The Chemical and Biological Threat to Israel
  • The Failure of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in the Middle East
  • The Boost Phase Intercept (BPI) as an Alternative
  • The Operative Response to the Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) Threat
  • Systems Perspective: The Dangers of Fragmented Thinking
  • The Israeli Aspect of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) -- Strategy by Default
  • Boost Phase Interception of Ballistic Missiles
  • Israeli Boost Phase Intercept System (IBIS) -- A Critique
  • The AEGIS Option: How to Provide Near-Term, Cost Effective Missile Defense to Both Israel and America
  • The Airborne Laser (ABL): The American View of BPI
  • Developing Boost Phase Intercept (BPI)Ascent Phase Intercept (API) Capability
  • European Perspectives on Missile Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles, Long-Range Artillery Rockets and Space Launch Vehicles
  • Glossary
  • The Contributors.

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