Message posted by quellish on May 17, 2011 at 16:44:09 PST:
HAVE SPACE/AXE/BOSS was in development in several forms from the late 70s to mid 80s. Originally BOSS was planned to be ready by 1985. In 1985 it came up in arms control negotiations: "The "futuristics" issue consisted of two parts: The first of these dealt with the "hypersonic boost glide vehicle" and whether it could be used for INF weapons. "The what?" was the first reaction by the INF negotiating team. None had ever heard of the system until it
was identified in the American Enterprise Institute study. After substantial probing, the system was identified and isolated as essentially a theoretical concept still on the drawing board. A hybrid system designed for strategic ranges, it would have as one portion of its flight path a ballistic launch and the remainder a nonballistic, unpowered "glide" to target. Was this system covered by the INF Treaty? The Administration chose to duck, avoiding a "yes" or "no" and providing a response that said a system would be covered if it met the four treaty criteria of range (500-5500 km), weapon delivery, ground-launched, and cruise or ballistic missile. Although grumbling, the SASC
ultimately set this point aside." (this was during 1985)
In Reply to: L-301/Copper Canyon/Have Space question posted by Mark Lincoln on May 17, 2011 at 15:30:35 PST:
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