04052nam 22005654a 450 991082334290332120200520144314.00-8157-9867-9(CKB)111087027970376(OCoLC)70769507(CaPaEBR)ebrary10026295(SSID)ssj0000136073(PQKBManifestationID)11162424(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136073(PQKBWorkID)10065103(PQKB)11383762(MdBmJHUP)muse13303(Au-PeEL)EBL3004363(CaPaEBR)ebr10026295(OCoLC)53482636(MiAaPQ)EBC3004363(EXLCZ)9911108702797037620010321d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDefending America the case for limited national missile defense /James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon1st ed.Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20011 online resource (xxvi, 258 pages) illustrations, mapsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: MonographIncludes new preface.0-8157-0008-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-246) and index.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 IndexArms control and missile defense are once again at the forefront of the American national security agenda. Not surprisingly, the debate has broken down along well-worn lines. Arms control advocates dismiss the idea of missile defense as a dangerous and costly folly. Missile defense advocates argue that the U.S. should move aggressively to defend itself against missile attack. With clear and lively prose free of partisan rhetoric, Defending America provides reliable, factual analysis of the missile defense debate. Written for a general audience, it assesses the current and likely future missile threat to the United States, examines relevant technologies, and suggests how America's friends and foes would react to a decision to build a national missile defense. Lindsay and O'Hanlon reject calls for large-scale systems as well as proposals to do nothing, instead arguing for a limited national missile defense.Ballistic missile defensesUnited StatesBallistic missile defenses358.1/74/0973Lindsay James M.1959-738149O'Hanlon Michael E552048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823342903321Defending America3955496UNINA