Word: abrahamson
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Abrahamson, who formerly served as associate administrator of NASA in charge of Space Shuttle operations, echoed President Reagan's support of the Strategic Defense Initiative as a means of increasing international stability...
Analysis of Soviet doctrine shows that theirstrategy is based on a first strike to "destroy asignificant proportion of our ability to strikeback," Abrahamson said. He added that the goal ofthe 1972 Antiballistic Missile treaty--to promotestability by reducing offensive nuclear weaponsand limiting defenses--had failed...
Though he acknowledged criticism that theongoing research program he heads may neverproduce an impenetrable space-based shield,Abrahamson stood firm...
...understand the logic that unless it'sperfect it's useless," Abrahamson said, addingthat it was far better to be struck by oneballistic missile than 8,000. "There is no finaltechnical solution. The final solution is a humansolution, but we are not yet ready for that," hesaid...
...Abrahamson said much of the research is basedon developing compact systems that will berelatively inexpensive compared to presenttechnology. He said that among the scientificbreakthroughs associated with the research is thedevelopment of "gallium arsonide" which willreplace silicon chips in the next generation ofcomputers