Word: radars
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Strength and Weakness. The Nixon plan provides more radar equipment to detect incoming ICBMs and guide the defending missiles than did Johnson's. Since the first two installations will not be completed before 1973, the system could be canceled somewhere along the line-after having cost vast amounts of money. Nixon promised that his system, quickly dubbed "Safeguard," would be reviewed annually and revised, if necessary, to meet possible changes in the strategic situation and in weapons technology, and to take into account any developments in arms-control talks...
...have re-entered the atmosphere that they can be readily distinguished on radar from decoys...
SPRINT: the short-range partner of Spartan, to be emplaced at some of the sites. Its mission is to attack enemy warheads that have eluded Spartan. Sprint protects a specific locality-a radar installation or offensive-missile complex-and thus functions as "point defense...
...perimeter-acquisition radar): the. highly sophisticated, long-range device that would spot incoming enemy missiles, track them and work in conjunction with...
...missile-site radar): a less powerful device than PAR, but one that provides refined, close-in surveillance of targets. MSR would direct the firing of Sprints and Spartans...