By George Landrith The Pentagon's decision to curtail the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program is a grave mistake. It will leave the United States more vulnerable to the growing threat of ballistic missiles possessed by our potential adversaries, especially Iran and North Korea. ABL places a high-energy laser on a modified Boeing 747 aircraft, providing speed-of-light capability to destroy missiles in their boost phase of flight, or soon after they are launched. As a boost-phase system, ABL has several…
Pentagon Errs In Curtailing Airborne Laser; That Would Lose Multiple Benefits: Speed Of Light, Easy Tracking, Before MIRV Threat
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