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15 of the Best Books and Articles on: Missile Defense

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Army Air and Missile Defense: Future Challenges » Read Now
by Frances M. Lussier, Michael D. Miller, Brian Nichiporuk. 74 pgs.

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Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Defenses and the Future of World Politics » Read Now
by James J. Wirtz, Jeffrey A. Larsen. 352 pgs.

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This text examines the issues of the US missile defense debate. Experts provide the historical background to the debate, examine the domestic and global contexts, and explore the potential international reactions to deployment of missiles.
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Hit to Kill: The New Battle over Shielding America from Missile Attack » Read Now
by Bradley Graham. 430 pgs.

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This an account of the politically charged revival of national missile defence. The author tells the behind-the-scenes story of how national missile defence was revived during the 1990s to address an emerging Third World missile threat.
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Space Weapons: Earth Wars » Read Now
by Bob Preston, Dana J. Johnson I, Sean J. A. Edwards, Michael Miller, Calvin Shipbaugh. 201 pgs.

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Space weapons have been debated intensely in the past. The latest instance of prominent debate is over their use for ballistic missile defense. But this is not the only possible role for space weapons, and that fact raises a further concern: What if an adversary were to develop such weapons? Could...
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Space weapons have been debated intensely in the past. The latest instance of prominent debate is over their use for ballistic missile defense. But this is not the only possible role for space weapons, and that fact raises a further concern: What if an adversary were to develop such weapons? Could one? Why would it? It is time for broader public discussion of the issues. Before deciding to acquire or forgo space weapons for terrestrial confict, the United States should fully discuss what such weapons can do, what they will cost, and the likely consequences of acquiring them. The authors of this report seek to aid this discussion not by arguing for or against space weapons but by describing their attributes, classifying and comparing them, and explaining how each might be used. The authors also explore how a nation might decide to acquire such weapons and how other nations might react.
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Ballistic Missile Defense and the Future of American Security: Agendas, Perceptions, Technology, and Policy » Read Now
by Roger Handberg. 257 pgs.

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American politicians have long been troubled by the question of whether or not to deploy a national missile defense system. The argument has focused upon the questions of cost, both political and fiscal, plus the reliability of the technologies. This study places that debate within the context of an...
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American politicians have long been troubled by the question of whether or not to deploy a national missile defense system. The argument has focused upon the questions of cost, both political and fiscal, plus the reliability of the technologies. This study places that debate within the context of an ongoing controversy over the direction of American foreign and defense policy since the 1950s. Since that time several distinct worldviews (labeled Believers, Pragmatists, and Wilsonians) have been articulated. Those worldviews structure how technology tests and costs are evaluated regardless of outcomes. Politics, not technological proficiency, drives policy decisions.
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Ballistic Missile Defense in the Post-Cold War Era » Read Now
by David B.H. Denoon. 244 pgs.

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Missile Defense in the 21st Century: Protection against Limited Threats, including Lessons from the Gulf War » Read Now
by Keith B. Payne. 173 pgs.

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Japan and Ballistic Missile Defense » Read Now
by Michael D. Swaine, Rachel M. Swanger, Takashi Kawakami. 97 pgs.

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Spurred by a perceived growing ballisic missile threat from within the Asia-Pacific region and requests from the U.S. to support research and development on components of a missile defense system, the Japanese government decided in late 1998 and early 99 to move forward with joint research and...
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Spurred by a perceived growing ballisic missile threat from within the Asia-Pacific region and requests from the U.S. to support research and development on components of a missile defense system, the Japanese government decided in late 1998 and early 99 to move forward with joint research and development with the U.S. on ballistic missile defense. This book explores both the benefits and potential problems of deploying a BMD system in Japan.
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The Phantom Defense: America's Pursuit of the Star Wars Illusion » Read Now
by Craig Eisendrath, Melvin A. Goodman, Gerald E. Marsh. 191 pgs.

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Each successive political administration has spent billions on defense systems that the authors claim, would never really work. Here they apply their combined experience and expertise to argue that thoughtful democracy is the real answer.
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NATO and European Security: Alliance Politics from the End of the Cold War to the Age of Terrorism (Chap. 10 "The Coupling Paradox: Nuclear Weapons, Ballistic Missile Defense, and the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship") » Read Now
by Alexander Moens, Lenard J. Cohen, Allen G. Sens. 187 pgs.

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From the end of the Cold War to the terrorist attacks on the United States in September 2001, the NATO Alliance has changed profoundly. This book explores the multifaceted consequences of NATO's adjustment to new international and domestic political and security realities. Internal Alliance politics...
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From the end of the Cold War to the terrorist attacks on the United States in September 2001, the NATO Alliance has changed profoundly. This book explores the multifaceted consequences of NATO's adjustment to new international and domestic political and security realities. Internal Alliance politics and matters of relative power within the membership have strongly influenced recent NATO developments. Several major issues challenging the Alliance are examined, including how the impact of efforts to develop an enhanced common European security and defense policy have affected NATO: whether missile defense is driving the United States and its European allies closer or further apart; how the experience of NATO in the Balkans and elsewhere brought alliance members together or made NATO cohesion more difficult to maintain; and in what way the changing role of NATO has influenced American and Canadian participation in the Alliance. An important guidepost to pivotal changes and likely NATO developments, scholars and policymakers of Atlantic and international politics will find these meditations indispensable.
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Seeking New World Vistas: The Militarization of Space (Chap. 7 "The Political-Military Wild Card: Ballistic Missile Defense") » Read Now
by Roger Handberg. 308 pgs.

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The military is moving slowly but surely toward a world in which weapons will be stationed in outer space, and officials argue that these developments are essential to the maintenance of U.S. national security in the post-Cold War world. Handberg explores these recent proposals for change and...
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The military is moving slowly but surely toward a world in which weapons will be stationed in outer space, and officials argue that these developments are essential to the maintenance of U.S. national security in the post-Cold War world. Handberg explores these recent proposals for change and assesses the policy implications that might well result in a challenge to proponents for the militarization of space. Taking the reader through the first Sputnik launch and then the Gulf War, the "first space war," Handberg introduces his audience to a broad overview of space as an arena for the conduct of military activity. He argues that the new policies are likely to result in a world that is less, not more, secure.
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Putting "Defense" Back into U.S. Defense Policy: Rethinking U.S. Security in the Post-Cold War World ("Strategic Forces and National Missile Defense" begins on p. 116) » Read Now
by Ivan Eland. 243 pgs.

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In this compelling study, Eland questions the core assumptions of the American foreign policy and defense establishments that call for military interventions around the world and high and increasing defense budgets at home. He outlines a security policy more appropriate to the sober realities of the...
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In this compelling study, Eland questions the core assumptions of the American foreign policy and defense establishments that call for military interventions around the world and high and increasing defense budgets at home. He outlines a security policy more appropriate to the sober realities of the post-Cold War era. This is an approach that calls for military restraint overseas, taking advantage of the already secure U.S. geostrategic position, while safeguarding truly vital national interests. Eland details the military forces needed for this new role and calculates the reduced defense budget required to pay for these forces.
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Return to Armageddon: The United States and the Nuclear Arms Race, 1981-1999 (Chap. 5 "Clinton, START II, and the ABM Treaty") » Read Now
by Ronald E. Powaski. 308 pgs.

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When the Cold War ended, the world let out a collective sigh of relief as the fear of nuclear confrontation between superpowers appeared to vanish overnight. As we approach the new millennium, however, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to ever more belligerent countries and factions raises...
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When the Cold War ended, the world let out a collective sigh of relief as the fear of nuclear confrontation between superpowers appeared to vanish overnight. As we approach the new millennium, however, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to ever more belligerent countries and factions raises alarming new concerns about the threat of nuclear war. In Return to Armageddon, Ronald Powaski assesses the dangers that beset us as we enter an increasingly unstable political world. With the START I and II treaties, completed by George Bush in 1991 and 1993 respectively, and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), signed by Bill Clinton in 1996, it seemed as if the nuclear clock had been successfully turned back to a safer hour. But Powaski shows that there is much less reason for optimism than we may like to think. Continued U.S.-Russian cooperation can no longer be assured. To make matters worse, Russia has not ratified the START II Treaty and the U.S. Senate has failed to approve the CTBT. Perhaps even more ominously, the effort to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by nonweapon states is threatened by nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan. The nuclear club is growing and its most recent members are increasingly hostile. Indeed, it is becoming ever more difficult to keep track of the expertise and material needed to build nuclear weapons, which almost certainly will find their way into terrorist hands. Accessible, authoritative, and provocative, Return to Armageddon provides both a comprehensive account of the arms control process and a startling reappraisal of the nuclear threat that refuses to go away.
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Eisenhower and Ballistic Missile Defense: The Formative Years, 1944-1961, in Air Power History » Read Now
by Donald R. Baucom. 14 pgs.

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Missile Defenses and Western European Security: NATO Strategy, Arms Control, and Deterrence (1988) » Read Now
by Robert M. Soofer. 196 pgs.

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"Missile Defenses and Western European Security is an important contribution to the current debate on how new weapons initiatives will affect prospects for world peace. Soofer generously sprinkles the book with relevant quotes from high-ranking NATO officials, respected academicians, and military...
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"Missile Defenses and Western European Security is an important contribution to the current debate on how new weapons initiatives will affect prospects for world peace. Soofer generously sprinkles the book with relevant quotes from high-ranking NATO officials, respected academicians, and military policy experts, thus enhancing the readers understanding of the subject." Friday Review of Defense Literature
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