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  • initialism military Anti-ship ballistic missile

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Examples

  • Basically her ASBM is a polite reminder to others that "don't mess with me in regard to Taiwan".

    Yankee Sailor's shared items in Google Reader 2009

  • This curious 'toon features a sailor who falsely assumes that his carrier's Aegis defense systems can destroy an incoming ASBM as effectively as a cruise missile, with disastrous results.

    #39;s Big Feed admin 2010

  • According to Associated Press Aug 5, China is developing Dong Feng 21-D anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM), which is capable of destroying the most advanced defense system of aircraft carriers from nearly 2,000 miles away.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED dtolsen 2010

  • No country has yet developed a reliable ASBM system and therefore there is reluctance among some analysts to dismiss the possibility China has developed the capability of locating and destroying a moving target at sea with a ballistic missile.

    The Virtuous Republic 2010

  • The accuracy of Chinese ASBM and cruise missiles will be greatly enhanced by the satellite surveillance systems discussed by Andrew Erickson of the NWC's China Maritime Studies Institute.

    PA Pundits - International papundits 2010

  • Evidence suggests that China has been developing an anti-ship ballistic missile, or ASBM, since the 1990s.

    #39;s Big Feed admin 2010

  • Beijing has been developing an ASBM capability at least since the

    #39;s Big Feed admin 2010

  • Evidence suggests that China has been developing an anti-ship ballistic missile, or ASBM, since the 1990s.

    #39;s Big Feed admin 2010

  • This curious 'toon features a sailor who falsely assumes that his carrier's Aegis defense systems can destroy an incoming ASBM as effectively as a cruise missile, with disastrous results.

    #39;s Big Feed admin 2010

  • Beijing has been developing an ASBM capability at least since the

    #39;s Big Feed admin 2010

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