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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780225003321

Autore

Lindsay James M. <1959->

Titolo

Defending America : the case for limited national missile defense / / James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8157-9867-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvi, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps

Altri autori (Persone)

O'HanlonMichael E

Disciplina

358.1/74/0973

Soggetti

Ballistic missile defenses - United States

National security - United States

United States Defenses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes new preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Defending America. Déjà vu all over again Is the third time a charm? Why not prevention, preemption, and deterrence? Sensible defense means limited defense A modest proposal ch. 2. Missile Defense: concepts and systems Basic elements of ballistic missiles The trajectory of a ballistic missile Basic types of missile defenses Types of theater missile defenses Types of national missile defense Decoys and other countermeasures ch. 3. The threat. A growing ballistic missile threat? Russia China North Korea, Iran, and Iraq Other emerging ballistic missile powers Alternative threats The consequences of a missile attack ch. 4. Missile defense programs and architectures. Midcourse defense: the Clinton Administration program Larger midcourse defenses Boost-phase defenses Layered and space-based systems Conclusion ch. 5. The international politics of missile defense Russia China America's friends and allies South Asia No more disarmament? ch. 6. Missile defense and American security. A limited, two-tier national missile defense against "rogue" regimes Selling a limited, two-tier defense abroad Selling a limited, two-tier defense at home Appendixes. A. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and related documents B. Excerpts from the DCI National Intelligence Estimate C. Excerpts from the 1998 Rumsfeld Commission Report D. Excerpts from the 1999 National Intelligence Review Notes Index