anti-missile
Warhead neutralization system
Anti-missile describes weapons or systems designed to intercept and destroy incoming missiles before they reach their targets: anti-missile defense systems, anti-missile technology.
The term appears in military and geopolitical contexts discussing missile defense capabilities: The country deployed anti-missile batteries along its border.
Aircraft that intercepts threats
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- countermeasureDefense against a threat
- protectionGuarding against harm
- deterrentThing that discourages action
safeguard · umbrella · battery · screen · barrier · dome · aegis · bulwark
Radio-wave object detection
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- sensorInput-detecting device
- laserConcentrated light device
satellite · detection · targeting · warhead · propulsion · kinetic · infrared · electronics
High-altitude missile interceptor
- AegisProtective divine shield
- ArrowTelevision series title
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
installation · base · command · Pentagon · NATO · strategic · tactical · arsenal
Rapid increase in quantity
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
diplomacy · negotiation · sovereignty · alliance · adversary · nuclear · superpower · disarmament
interceptor
Aircraft that intercepts threats
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- countermeasureDefense against a threat
- protectionGuarding against harm
deterrent · safeguard · umbrella · battery · screen · barrier · dome · aegis · bulwark · perimeter
radar
Radio-wave object detection
laser · satellite · detection · targeting · warhead · propulsion · kinetic · infrared · electronics · computer
THAAD
High-altitude missile interceptor
- AegisProtective divine shield
- ArrowTelevision series title
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
launcher · installation · base · command · Pentagon · NATO · strategic · tactical · arsenal · stockpile
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
sanctions · diplomacy · negotiation · sovereignty · alliance · adversary · nuclear · superpower · disarmament · verification
- defense systemsshield, armor, bunker, radar, helmet
- military defenseair defense, coastal defense, homeland defense, radar station, command center
- countermeasurescountermeasures, chaff, flares, decoys, jammers
- Point DefenseIron Dome, rapid fire, Gatling gun, fire control, radar tracking
anti-missileoffensive
Causing displeasure or attack-oriented
ballistic missile · cruise missile · ICBM · assault weapon · nuclear missile
anti-missilemissile
Self-guided airborne weapon
warhead · nuclear warhead · threat · target