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→Components of SDI
==Components of SDI==
==Components of SDI==
There are a limited number of ways to prevent a ballistic missile from detonating over one's territory. A brief primer on nuclear attack will help explain the problems to be solved.
===Launch===
Missiles with nuclear payloads are launched in two primary ways: as ground based intercontinental ballistic missiles, and as shorter range missiles, such as submarine-launched ballistic missiles and submarine-launched cruise missiles.
===Ground-based systems===
===Ground-based systems===