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Does Boost-Phase Missile Defense Make Us Safer?

Missile defense is a technology that the United States has pursued to protect against nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles

Jul 21, 2022

A graphic depicting the different phases of ballistic missile flight. The missile is launched and accelerated in its boost phase, followed by a midcourse phase in the upper atmosphere. The warhead reenters the atmosphere to strike it’s target in the terminal phase.

Jul 21, 2022

Daniel Puentes

Daniel Puentes

Daniel Puentes is a Physics Ph.D. Candidate at Michigan State University, with expertise in nuclear arms control and non-proliferation.

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