Military Implications of an SPS

TABLE 4-3. VULNERABILITIES/SAFEGUARDS MATRIX FOR THE SPS (cont’d) Sys tern Element Subsystem Element VULNERABILITIES SAFEGUARDS Technological Institutional Technological Institutional Force Delivery c3i Active Passive Power Satellite Photovoltaic array SMAT, shadowing(- SGEMP ), 0 Sanctuary LRSS, SDF Hardening, alternative SPS design Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS Power coll. & distribution SMAT, SGEMP 0 0 LRSS, SDF Hardening Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS Power cond. & conversion SMAT, SGEMP 0 0 LRSS, SDF - - . Hardening Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS Power transmission (XMTR & beam itself) SMAT, blocking p- wave beam(-). SGEMP "Trojan horse" box, "Pied Piper" box 0 |LRSS, 1SDF, pilot beam overrid Hardening a Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS, RIO Support structures SMAT 0 Sanctuary LRSS, SDF Hardening Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS Rotary joint SMAT 0 0 LRSS SDF ■ Alternative SPS design, h ardening Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS Attitude control system SMAT 0 0 LRSS SDF Hardening Agr. (Prox.), PS, IS Living/working q uarters SMAT 0 Strikes LRSS, BCI, SDF, CE+T Hardening Agr. (Prox.), PS, PM, IS

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