anti-ballistic
Intercepts incoming projectiles
Anti-ballistic describes systems designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles in flight.
The term appears almost exclusively in military and defense contexts: anti-ballistic missile systems, anti-ballistic technology.
The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty limited such weapons during the Cold War.
Aircraft that intercepts threats
- missile defenseSystem intercepting hostile projectiles
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- midcourseDuring ongoing travel
shootdown · tracking · engagement · neutralize · destroy · decoy · countermeasure · reentry vehicle
Radio-wave object detection
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- sensorInput-detecting device
- guidance systemDirection-maintaining technology
- early warningAlert before event occurs
tracking system · fire control · infrared · laser · directed energy · space-based · ground-based · silo
Prevention via threatened consequences
- arms controlRegulating weapons between nations
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- mutually assured destructionReciprocal nuclear annihilation threat
arms race · escalation · de-escalation · sovereignty · nuclear umbrella · first strike · second strike · NATO
interceptor
Aircraft that intercepts threats
- missile defenseSystem intercepting hostile projectiles
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- trajectoryPath of moving object
midcourse · shootdown · tracking · engagement · neutralize · destroy · decoy · countermeasure · reentry vehicle · target acquisition
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- sensorInput-detecting device
- guidance systemDirection-maintaining technology
early warning · tracking system · fire control · infrared · laser · directed energy · space-based · ground-based · silo · command and control
deterrence
Prevention via threatened consequences
- arms controlRegulating weapons between nations
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
mutually assured destruction · arms race · escalation · de-escalation · sovereignty · nuclear umbrella · first strike · second strike · NATO · Warsaw Pact
anti-ballisticballistic
Of hurled objects
offensive · strike · attack · intercontinental ballistic missile · ICBM
anti-ballisticballistic missile
Self-propelled arcing munition
ICBM · intercontinental ballistic missile · nuclear missile · warhead · incoming