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" Defending America : "
James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon.
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BL
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976124
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b730494
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Lindsay, James M.,1959-
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Defending America : : the case for limited national missile defense /\ James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon.
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1st softcover ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Brookings Institution Press,, 2002, ©2001.
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1 online resource (xxvi, 258 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0815798679
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: 9780815798675
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0815700083
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| Notes
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Includes new preface.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246) and index.
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| Contents
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ch. 1. Defending America. Déjà vu all over again -- Is the third time a charm? -- Why not prevention, preemption, and deterrence? -- Sensible defense means limited defense -- A modest proposal -- ch. 2. Missile Defense: concepts and systems -- Basic elements of ballistic missiles -- The trajectory of a ballistic missile -- Basic types of missile defenses -- Types of theater missile defenses -- Types of national missile defense -- Decoys and other countermeasures -- ch. 3. The threat. A growing ballistic missile threat? -- Russia -- China -- North Korea, Iran, and Iraq -- Other emerging ballistic missile powers -- Alternative threats -- The consequences of a missile attack -- ch. 4. Missile defense programs and architectures. Midcourse defense: the Clinton Administration program -- Larger midcourse defenses -- Boost-phase defenses -- Layered and space-based systems -- Conclusion -- ch. 5. The international politics of missile defense -- Russia -- China -- America's friends and allies -- South Asia -- No more disarmament? -- ch. 6. Missile defense and American security. A limited, two-tier national missile defense against "rogue" regimes -- Selling a limited, two-tier defense abroad -- Selling a limited, two-tier defense at home -- Appendixes. A. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and related documents -- B. Excerpts from the DCI National Intelligence Estimate -- C. Excerpts from the 1998 Rumsfeld Commission Report -- D. Excerpts from the 1999 National Intelligence Review -- Notes -- Index.
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Ballistic missile defenses-- United States.
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National security-- United States.
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Ballistic missile defenses.
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Military readiness.
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National security.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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Militaire politiek.
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United States, Defenses.
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United States.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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358.1/74/0973
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UG743.L39 2002eb
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O'Hanlon, Michael E.
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Brookings Institution.
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Case for limited national missile defense
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: Limited national missile defense
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