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brilliant pebble

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Noun1.brilliant pebble - a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
heat-seeking missile - a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)


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TRW's space and defense division in Redondo Beach received funds to proceed next year on a four-year, $326-million Brilliant Pebbles pact.
L.A. contractors score well in Pentagon spending spurt by Jacobs, Chip / Los Angeles Business Journal
Previously, Payne was program development manager for TRW's Brilliant Pebbles program, part of the proposed "Star Wars" missile defense system, the technology precursor to Teledesic's distributed low-Earth-orbit architectural design.
Teledesic appoints industrial alliance manager by Business Wire
The three Star Wars programs are known as the Advanced Warning System, Brilliant Eyes and Brilliant Pebbles.
Plans to close Air Force base and Naval shipyard temporarily shelved ... by Deady, Tim / Los Angeles Business Journal
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