The ABM treaty and Western security
This book reveals how the debate over SDI and the ABM Treaty is not about hardware feasibility but about the future nuclear strategies of East and West, about how much cooperation they can risk and how much competition they can stand. The author examines the issues that drive it: the major threats to the ABM Treaty, ranging from Soviet radar deployments to the testing of weapons in space; the role of defense constraints in offensive arms reduction; the possible risk of an unconstrained arms race should ABM limits be eased or removed; and the conflict reports about Soviet arms control compliance practices. He assesses three paths for U.S. policy: away from the ABM Treaty toward nationwide missile defense; away from SDI toward strengthened ABM Treaty; or toward limited defense for strategic forces.
- OSTI ID:
- 5052325
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
TREATIES
COMPLIANCE
USSR
ARMS CONTROL
SPACE WEAPONS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
FOREIGN POLICY
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
NATIONAL SECURITY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
RISK ASSESSMENT
TESTING
USA
ASIA
COOPERATION
EASTERN EUROPE
EUROPE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NORTH AMERICA
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