SAM-A-19 Plato
ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE PROJECT
SAM-A-19; FABMDS; Field Army Ballistic Missile Defense System; Project Plato
The SAM-A-19 Plato was an anti-ballistic missile project developed by the United States Army in the mid 1950s. By modern standards, it would be considered a theatre ballistic missile (TBM) defense system (TBMD), providing protection to the Army field units from Warsaw Bloc short and medium-range weapons.