National Missile Defense: Schedule and Technical Risks Represent Significant Development Challenges

NSIAD-98-28 Published: Dec 12, 1997. Publicly Released: Jan 12, 1998.

Highlights

Pursuant to congressional request, GAO reviewed the technical and schedule risks associated with the Department of Defense's (DOD) National Missile Defense (NMD) program.

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National Defense

Air defense systemsBallistic missile defenseConcurrencyTestingWeapons systemsNational missile defenseEngineeringDiscriminationBallistic missile defenseOperational testing