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Title

Ballistic missile defense in the post-Cold War era / David B.H. Denoon.

Author

Denoon, David.

Publication

Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1995.

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Description

x, 230 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• With the end of the Cold War and the visibility of U.S. Patriot missile defenses during the 1991 Gulf War, the cost and benefits of ballistic missile defense systems (BMD) need to be reevaluated. In this detailed and balanced study, David Denoon assesses new types of short-range and intercontinental missile defenses.
• In the Post-Cold War era, two fundamental changes have made missile defense for the United States and its military forces more compelling: The United States and Russia no longer see each other as direct threats and there has been a dramatic proliferation of ballistic missile capability in the Third World. Consequently, U.S. forces deployed overseas are more likely to be at risk and, eventually, the United States itself could become vulnerable to missile threats.
• With these changes in mind, David Denoon analyzes the current BMD dilemma, arguing that active defenses against missiles should be seen as a form of insurance against catastrophe. He assesses the likelihood of missile attacks and the appropriate level of investment for the United States to defend against such attacks.
• The book provides an assessment of deterrence and the performance of the Patriot missiles during the 1991 Gulf War, critiques the Strategic Defense Initiative, and analyzes the prospects for new types of short-range and intercontinental missile defenses.

Subject

• Ballistic missile defenses > United States
• Antimissile missiles > United States
• World politics > 1989-

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p.215-229).

Contents

1. The Context -- 2. The Changing Meaning of Deterrence -- 3. Theater Missile Defense -- 4. The Legacy of SDI -- 5. National Missile Defense -- 6. Missile Defense and U.S. Security Policy -- Appendix A: List of the 13 Major Agreements Between the US and USSR from 1972 to 1979 -- Appendix B: Soviet Approaches to BMD: A Chronology -- Appendix C: Chemical and Biological Weapons -- Appendix D: Section of President Reagan's March 23, 1983 Speech Concerning Strategic Defense.

ISBN

0813389127 (hardcover)

LCCN

95012440

OCLC

• 32311761
• ocm32311761

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries