Talk:Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

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[edit] Picture of the Orbital Boost Vehicle

The picture identified as the Orbital Boost Vehicle is actually a "Payload Launch Vehicle" (PLV)used for early flight tests of the Kill Vehicle. The PLV was the top two stages of a Minuteman modified for the test and was made my Lockheed Martin...

[edit] Ground Based Midcourse Defense System

This article seems to describe the Ground Based Midcourse Defense System as described in the Missile Defense Agency article. Even the FAS article linked as a reference describes Ground-Based Missile Defense as a category of systems, not one system. A quick google search doesn't turn up much for Ground-Based Missile Defense, but seems to point to Midcourse rather than missile. Any opinions? Any problem with moving to Ground Based Midcourse Defense? Ref:([1],[2]) --Dual Freq 23:36, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

You're correct the article was misnamed. Although it is a ground-based missile defense (and fits the acronym GMD), the correct name is Ground-Based Midcourse Defense. I'll change all linked articles to reflect this. Joema 15:36, 22 February 2006 (UTC)