Sentinel

Sentinel

A proposed ABM system designed to defend cities against ballistic missile attack.

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sentinel

Education; SAT vocabulary

Any guard or watch stationed for protection.

sentinel

Military; Missile defense

ABM system designed for light area defense against a low level ballistic missile attack on the United States. Developed into the Safeguard system in late 1960's.

sentinel

Telecommunications; General telecom

In data transmission or processing, an indicator, such as a signal, symbol, character, or digit, used for identification. Note: A flag may be a byte, word, mark, group mark, or ...

sentinel

Language; Dictionaries

To watch over like a sentinel.

twilight sentinel

Automotive; Automobile

Device to automatically turn the headlights on and off depending on the prevailing light.

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)

Military; Cold war

Signed in 1972, it froze numbers of ICBMs and SLBMs in place for 5 years and restricted the deployment of ABMs.

Warsaw Pact

Military; Cold war

Signed in 1955, it codified the East-West split and provided for mutual defense among Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet ...

Truman Doctrine

Military; Cold war

Truman pledged in 1947 to defend "free people who are resisting armed subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures. " The policy was aimed at providing economic and ...