US launched Phase 2 of EPAA (European Phased Adaptive Approach) missile defence system in Romania. Consider the following statements about EPAA:
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
US launched Phase 2 of EPAA (European Phased Adaptive Approach) missile defence system in Romania. Consider the following statements about EPAA:
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
The correct option is D None of these
EPAA(European Phased Adaptive Approach) missile defence system was set up as part of the USA-Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement that was signed in 2011. It is equipped to counter threats from short and medium-range missiles with the use of SM-3 missile interceptors.
It has the following four phases –
Phase 1: A land-based early warning radar system was set up in Turkey to address short- and medium-range ballistic missile threats.
Phase 2: Land based ballistic missile defense system in Romania.
Phase 3: It seeks to improve coverage against medium- and intermediate-range missile threats with an additional land-based SM-3 site in Poland. It will be completed by 2018.
Phase 4: It seeks to counter medium- and intermediate-range missiles and potential future inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) threats from the Middle East. It will be completed by 2020.
None of these
EPAA(European Phased Adaptive Approach) missile defence system was set up as part of the USA-Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement that was signed in 2011. It is equipped to counter threats from short and medium-range missiles with the use of SM-3 missile interceptors.
It has the following four phases –
Phase 1: A land-based early warning radar system was set up in Turkey to address short- and medium-range ballistic missile threats.
Phase 2: Land based ballistic missile defense system in Romania.
Phase 3: It seeks to improve coverage against medium- and intermediate-range missile threats with an additional land-based SM-3 site in Poland. It will be completed by 2018.
Phase 4: It seeks to counter medium- and intermediate-range missiles and potential future inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) threats from the Middle East. It will be completed by 2020.
