William Brown talks about the US Missile Defense System as well as the developing space-based weapons technology.
This is an audio only event hosted by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.
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Bio
William Brown
William Brown has 50 years of experience in research, teaching and management, and administration. Apart from his 24 years as director and president of Willow Run Laboratories and the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) in Ann Arbor, Brown has worked in universities, complemented by work in industry and government-related organizations and programs. His research and teaching experience in sensor systems analysis and information theory is extensive.
This is a good overview of space based defense. However, I do wonder if it makes sense to place such an emphasis on space based defense when there are so many types of terrorist threats to be countered?