In the past four decades, the United States has spent $85 billion pursuing the fantasy of an effective missile defense system to shield our nation against the threat of a nuclear attack. Recent public tests, while less exotic than some of the original "Star Wars" proposals, were spectacula...

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1. Verfasser:	Eisendrath, Craig R.
Weitere Verfasser:	Goodman, Melvin A. (Melvin Allan), 1938-, Marsh, Gerald E., 1939-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2001.
Schlagworte:	Ballistic missile defenses > United States. Défense antimissile > États-Unis. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science. Ballistic missile defenses Internationale Politik Sicherheitspolitik Guerre spatiale. ABM. United States USA
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Zusammenfassung:	In the past four decades, the United States has spent $85 billion pursuing the fantasy of an effective missile defense system to shield our nation against the threat of a nuclear attack. Recent public tests, while less exotic than some of the original "Star Wars" proposals, were spectacular failures and call into question the whole program's rationale. Neither the land-based system proposed by the Clinton administration, nor the alternatives proposed by earlier administrations, would ever work--regardless of how much R & D money is channeled into the project. Rather than enhancing national security, these doomed efforts would provoke a new arms race and alienate key allies. The authors apply their extensive insiders' expertise to argue that thoughtful diplomacy is the only real answer to meet America's national security goals
Beschreibung:	Includes index.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xix, 190 pages :)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0313016151 9780313016158 027597183X 9780275971830 1280315512 9781280315510