Hyper-glide Delivery Systems and the Implications for Strategic Stability and Arms Reductions
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Martin, James
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
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2015-04
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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The United States, Russia, and China are all developing advanced conventional weapons often
referred to as “hyper-glide” or “boost-glide” systems. Hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV) are those
that travel at more than five times the speed of sound. “Glide” in this context refers to the
behavior of the system as it reenters the earth’s atmosphere. Reentry is an extremely demanding
environment, but the possibility of systems that can accurately deliver conventional payloads
promptly over great distances or evade missile defenses presents obvious military advantages.
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This research was supported by the Naval Postgraduate School’s
Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction (PASCC) via Assistance Grant/Agreement No. N00244-13-1-0030 awarded
by the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (NAVSUP FLC San Diego).
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This publication results from research supported by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC) via Assistance Grant/Agreement No. N00244-13-1-0030 awarded by the NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center San Diego (NAVSUP FLC San Diego).
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