03072nam 2200709Ia 450 991080889970332120200520144314.01-134-23460-01-134-23461-91-280-24374-097866102437470-203-00867-710.4324/9780203008676(CKB)1000000000359577(EBL)254325(OCoLC)475967685(SSID)ssj0000203516(PQKBManifestationID)11200592(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203516(PQKBWorkID)10260756(PQKB)10577366(Au-PeEL)EBL254325(CaPaEBR)ebr10163443(CaONFJC)MIL24374(OCoLC)62365246(MiAaPQ)EBC254325(PPN)198463782(EXLCZ)99100000000035957720050208d2005 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMissile defence international, regional and national implications /edited by Bertel Heurlin and Sten RynningNew York Routledge20051 online resource (240 p.)Contemporary security studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-40783-4 0-415-36120-6 BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 PRE-EMPT,BALANCE OR INTERCEPT?; 2 US MISSILE DEFENCE; 3 MISSILE DEFENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; 4 ROADS NOT (YET)TAKEN; 5 RELUCTANT ALLIES?; 6 CHINA'S RESPONSE TO THE US MISSILE DEFENCE PROGRAMME; 7 THEMIDDLEEASTAND MISSILE DEFENCE; 8 MISSILE DEFENCE IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES; 9 NEGOTIATING BASE RIGHTS FOR MISSILE DEFENCE; CONCLUSION; INDEXThe missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in international affairs and is normally studied from a US perspective. This book is different, it delivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints to present a rounded and comprehensive study. What will be the international ramifications of American plans to deploy a comprehensive national missile defence policy? This is a key question for all those wishing to build a sense of the global future and is here answered with clarity and rigour by expert contributors.Contemporary security studies.Ballistic missile defensesNational securitySecurity, InternationalWorld politics21st centuryBallistic missile defenses.National security.Security, International.World politics358.174Heurlin Bertel1675890Rynning Sten1967-1659132MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808899703321Missile defence4041684UNINA