ABM

Examples

• All

• Russian and Chinese officials disagree with the U.S. decision to withdraw from the ABM Treaty because it might lead to a new defensive arms race.

  Academic text (2003)

• An agreement to prohibit nuclear-armed ABM interceptors would provide at least two benefits.

  Blog text (26)

• When he withdrew the U.S. from the ABM Treaty, that was something that should have been expected.

  Blog text (28)

• On the other hand, he liked Jackson and needed him politically, especially on ABM.

  Academic text (1991)

• Also, the Chinese were not a signatory to the ABM Treaty.

  Fiction book (1994)

• By planning to deploy a national antiballistic missile system prohibited by the ABM treaty, the United States is heading in the opposite direction.

  Academic text (2000)

• The first agreement was the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, which drastically limited the testing and deployment of defensive weapons systems.

  Academic text (1991)

• The military has developed advanced ABM systems to protect against incoming missile threats.

• During the summit, leaders discussed the effectiveness of the new ABM technologies against potential attacks.

Synonyms

A

anti-ballistic missile

vsABM

• Specialized

1 6.3

A rocket that stops and destroys incoming long-range missiles before they reach their target

refers more generally to that missile type without stressing flight phase

A

antiballistic missile

vsABM

• Specialized

1 5.9

A weapon that shoots down incoming missiles sent from far away

is the acronym form used instead of the full phrase

A

antiballistic

vsABM

• Specialized

7.5

A weapon or system made to stop incoming missiles before they reach their target

is narrower, for single missiles aimed at intercontinental threats

A

antimissile

vsABM

• Specialized

5.5

Made to detect and destroy incoming missiles before they reach a target

is specific to intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles rather than any missile

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology