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Ballistic Missile Early Warning Lab

Follow sensor handoff from infrared launch detection to radar refinement and decision pressure

GEOBoost plumeInfrared warning starts where the plume is hottest and easiest to see
Step 1 / 8Boost Phase Brightness

Ballistic missile warning starts in boost because the rocket plume is the brightest and easiest part of the flight to see from space.

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