Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ballistic_Missile_Early_Warning_System_(BMEWS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf missile warning system
gptkbp:alerts gptkb:National_Command_Authority
gptkb:Strategic_Command
NORAD Commanders
gptkbp:beganOperation 1960
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:RCA
gptkbp:detects ICBM launches
SLBM launches
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS)
gptkbp:location Clear Air Force Station, Alaska
RAF Fylingdales, United Kingdom
Thule Air Base, Greenland
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Arctic_region
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:North_Atlantic
gptkbp:notableRelease PAVE PAWS radar technology
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command_(NORAD)
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Cheyenne_Mountain_Complex
gptkbp:purpose early detection of intercontinental ballistic missile launches
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Defense_Support_Program_(DSP)
gptkb:Space-Based_Infrared_System_(SBIRS)
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:type gptkb:radar
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clear_Air_Force_Station
gptkb:United_States_missile_warning_system
gptkb:Detachment_16,_21st_Operations_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7