This gave a strong impetus to the development and deployment of anti-ballistic missiles in the 1960s.
These aimed to limit the development of costly anti-ballistic missiles and nuclear missiles.
Further developments of this concept, some with much larger warheads, led to the early anti-ballistic missiles.
Russia continues to maintain the Soviet anti-ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
By the early 1960s both nations were working on their first anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems.
LaRouche does not support rocket-based defensive systems such as anti-ballistic missiles.
President Clinton has threatened to veto the military bills because of some provisions pertaining to anti-ballistic missiles and nuclear testing.
The project was quickly put together to get imagery of a site near Tallinn suspected of having anti-ballistic missiles.
Since 1961, several tests of anti-ballistic missiles were conducted on Kwajalein.
Up to 100 anti-ballistic missiles and launchers were allowed.
Wörterbuch für Militärbegriffe