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- adjective of a missile, or system designed to
detect ,intercept , anddestroy aballistic missile inflight
Etymologies
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Examples
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In 1972, the Soviet Union deployed a new antiballistic missile: the ABM-1 Galosh.
The Time May Be Right for Galoshes to Make a Splash Again Barry Newman 2011
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That proposal, which would have installed antiballistic missiles in Poland and a forward radar system in the Czech Republic, triggered a fierce backlash from Moscow.
Turkey in Dilemma Over NATO Shield Marc Champion 2010
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Most dramatically, Israel has developed an ultra-advanced antiballistic system that recently succeeded in intercepting eight missiles fired by Hamas.
The Lessons of the Second Lebanon War Michael Oren 2011
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The White House says the new antiballistic missile systems should cover all of Europe by 2018.
U.S. Use of Radar Data Risks a Turkish Backlash Adam Entous 2011
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U.S. intelligence agencies have long warned about Iran's growing missile threat and officials say antiballistic missile systems should cover all of Europe by 2018.
Turkey to Station U.S. Radar to Counter Iranian Rockets Adam Entous 2011
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This year, the PLA said it successfully tested an antiballistic-missile interceptor.
China Slows Increase in Defense Spending Gordon Fairclough 2010
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This year, the PLA said it successfully tested an antiballistic-missile interceptor.
China Slows Increase in Defense Spending Gordon Fairclough 2010
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This year, the PLA said it successfully tested an antiballistic-missile interceptor.
China Slows Increase in Defense Spending Gordon Fairclough 2010
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Russia: Country Outlook While hailing the moment, Mr. Medvedev tempered his praise with a warning that any "qualitative and quantitative increase in [antiballistic missile] capability" could render the treaty inoperative.
After Arms Pact, a Push to Ratify Jonathan Weisman 2010
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The only area in which I would be investing in stocks in the defense sector would be in missile defense, like the antiballistic missile technology out of Raytheon
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