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- The Star Wars Controversy: An International Security Reader
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- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: International Security Readers
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These essays from the journal International Security assess the technical feasibility and the strategic desirability of defense against ballistic missiles.
Originally published in 1986.
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Table of Contents
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- Title page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- The Contributors
- p. vii
- The Star Wars Controversy: Contending Points of View
- Why Even Good Defenses May Be Bad
- pp. 25-56
- Preserving the ABM Treaty
- pp. 57-97
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 173-176
- 2. Booster Characteristics
- pp. 177-184
- 5. Countermeasures to Boost-Phase Intercept
- pp. 215-224
- 6. A Word on "Old" BMD and "New" BMD
- pp. 225-228
- 7. A Hypothetical System Architecture
- pp. 229-234
- 8. Defensive Goals I: The Perfect Defense
- pp. 235-242
- 10. Principal Judgments and Observations
- pp. 251-254
- Ballistic Missile Defenses and U.S. National Security ("Hoffman Report")
- Acknowledgements
- p. 275
- A. Major Conclusions and Recommendations
- pp. 279-282
- B. Supporting Rationale
- pp. 283-290
- ORGANIZATION
- p. 319
- DEFENSIVE TECHNOLOGIES STUDY TEAM MEMBERSHIP
- pp. 320-322
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