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Balistic missiles, conventional, chemical or biological have become major threats to American armed forces. This threat has already taken American lives -- 28 in a single attack, the most U.S. or allied casualties from any attack during the Persian Gulf War. As of early 1998, at least 30 nations were known to have more than 10,000 ballistic missiles in their arsenals and the threat is growing daily. Several of these countries are also known to be pursuing development or to have developed nuclear, chemical and biological capabilities for their missiles.