Dr. Eric Walker IDA Brochure

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FOREWORD hirty years ago—on April 5, 1956—the Institute for Defense Analyses was created at the request of the Secretary of Defense. From that time until the period this report describes, IDA contributed important ideas that have played significant roles in a broad spectrum of developments central to US national security today: over-the-horizon radar; ballistic missile defense; multiple, independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs); TRIDENT-type submarines; forward-looking infrared...