Subrata Ghoshroy

Ghoshroy is a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Program in Science, Technology, and Society. Before this, he was for many years a senior engineer in the field of high-energy lasers. He was also a professional staff member of the House National Security Committee and later a senior analyst with the Government Accountability Office.

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Articles by Subrata Ghoshroy

Opinion
13 December 2012
Nuclear Weapons

Iron Dome: Behind the hoopla, a familiar story of missile-defense hype

Subrata Ghoshroy

Since an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire was announced in November, Israel's Iron Dome system has been hailed as proof that missile defense has emerged from the realm of the theoretical and assumed the status of a real battlefield weapon. It's also been called a game changer for the Israel-Palestine conflict. The verdict is in, crowed Max Boot, a defense expert at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York: "Missile defense works."

Opinion
20 December 2011
Nuclear Weapons

Restructuring defense R&D

Subrata Ghoshroy

In view of the United States' massive budget deficits, there is growing, bipartisan recognition that the current level of defense spending -- about $700 billion per year -- is no longer sustainable. The Obama administration has made a variety of proposals to reduce the defense budget; cuts to big-ticket weapons programs like the F-22 or the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are routinely mentioned.

Opinion
9 November 2011
Nuclear Weapons

Coming not so soon to a theater near you: Laser weapons for missile defense

Subrata Ghoshroy

Once upon a time not so long ago, glossy posters, press releases, and other public relations materials flooded congressional offices and newsrooms inside Washington's Beltway, touting the futuristic antimissile project known as the Airborne Laser (ABL). The publicity campaign included an artist's rendition of a Boeing 747, modified so a reddish laser beam shot from its nose turret. As if they were publicizing a blockbuster movie, ABL posters carried the words "Coming soon to a theater near you."

1 November 2011
Features

Coming not so soon to a theater near you: Laser weapons for missile defense

Subrata Ghoshroy