Defending America: Ending America's Vulnerability to Ballistic Missiles: An Update by the Missile Defense Study Team ('Team B')

1996 ◽  
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION WASHINGTON DC
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J. Yu. Parshkova

The article reflects the US officials' point of view on the development of its national missile defense. The major threat to international security is the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. The United States and the former Soviet Union made huge efforts to reduce and limit offensive arms. However, presently the proliferation of ballistic missiles spreads all over the world, especially in the Middle East, because of the ballistic missile technology falling into the hands of hostile non-state groups. Missile defenses can provide a permanent presence in a region and discourage adversaries from believing they can use ballistic missiles to coerce or intimidate the U.S. or its allies. With the possible attack regional missile defense systems will be promptly mobilized to enhance an effective deterrent. The ultimate goal of such large-scale missile defense deployment is to convince the adversaries that the use of ballistic missiles is useless in military terms and that any attack on the United States and its allies is doomed to failure. The United States has missile defense cooperative programs with a number of allies, including United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Israel, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and many others. The Missile Defense Agency also actively participates in NATO activities to maximize opportunities to develop an integrated NATO ballistic missile defense capability. The initiative of the development of US BMD naturally belongs to the United States. That country has enormous technological, financial, economic, military and institutional capabilities, exceeding by far those of the other NATO members combined.


1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL YARYMOVYCH ◽  
JAMES WRIGHT
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2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 31-33
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Harald Mueller
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2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-71
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John Isaacs
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2008 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
George N. Lewis ◽  
Theodore A. Postol
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