antimissile weapons system
1rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
2Programme de défense antimissile balistique indien — Tir d un missile Advanced Air Defense (AAD). Le programme de défense antimissile balistique indien est une tentative par l Inde de développer et de déployer un système multi volets de défense contre les missiles balistiques[1] Introduit suite aux …
3Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
4Calendar of 2002 — ▪ 2003 January I will not wait on events while dangers gather. I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer. The United States of America will not permit the world s most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world s most destructive… …
5Taiwan — /tuy wahn /, n. Wade Giles, Pinyin. a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895 1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Cap.: Taipei. Also called Formosa. * *… …
6Machine gun — [ thumb|200px|An illustration of later model 19th century Gatling gun. It was a multi barreled rotary machine gun fired via a manual crank, which mechanically loaded and primed cartridges from the hopper above the gun] : For other uses of the… …
7William Perry — Infobox US Cabinet official name=William Perry imagesize=130px order=19th title=Secretary of Defense term start=February 3, 1994 term end=January 23, 1997 president=Bill Clinton deputy=John M. Deutch John P. White predecessor=Les Aspin… …
8Laser — For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). United States Air Force laser experiment …
9Chronology — c. 17th century BCE The period of the Jewish patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac,Jacob. c. 1250 10 BCE The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, wandering in the desert of Sinai, and the conquest of Canaan under Joshua. c. 1020 1004 BCE King Saul. Establishment… …
10an|ti-mis|sile — an|ti|mis|sile or an|ti mis|sile «anml>tee MIHS uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. used in defense against ballistic missiles and rockets; designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles: »an antimissile missile, an antimissile system. 2. of or… …
