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• A ground-based, air transportable interceptor system that will provide wide area defense capability by intercepting longer-range missiles at higher altitudes and at greater distances. Will provide an overlay or upper tier to point defenses such as PATRIOT.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Theater High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD). (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/theater-high-altitude-area-defense-system-thaad.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Theater High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD). www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/theater-high-altitude-area-defense-system-thaad (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Theater High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD)." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/theater-high-altitude-area-defense-system-thaad.

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