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• A ground-based interceptor designed to intercept and destroy RVs in the terminal phase of flight. It may also be assigned to intercept and destroy enemy PBVs and RVs in the midcourse phase. (USSPACECOM)

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Terminal Phase Interceptor. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/terminal-phase-interceptor.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Terminal Phase Interceptor. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/terminal-phase-interceptor (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Terminal Phase Interceptor." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/terminal-phase-interceptor.

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