(Waffe) Aster-15/-30 (SAM)

[Rob]

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Recent fears of nuclear proliferation, and the problems of nuclear-capable delivery systems such as the former Soviet Scud missile being used by nations who hitherto have not been able to mount a credible threat to the UK, have forced the MoD to look at the options offered by adopting a high-level missile defence.

We believe that the UK MoD is now looking at a Theatre High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system to defend the UK against incoming missiles.

Es ist ein britisches Zukunfts Anti Atomraketen Programm.

However, the defence budgets of the nations that really count in the European procurement scene (France, Germany and the UK) appear to be fully committed until at least 2005. An expensive THAAD system costing many billions of pounds is almost certainly not going to appear in the short term and it is likely that any future European system will be based around current US THAAD technology.

Vielleicht wird es doch nicht aster 15/30, eher Patriot und noch was anderes.