The Strategic Defense Debate : : Can "Star Wars" Make Us Safe? /

The Strategic Defense Debate : : Can "Star Wars" Make Us Safe? / / ed. by Craig Snyder.

"The goal of our strategic defense research program, the vision and hope of the President, is to stop Soviet missiles before they could destroy any targets, be they in the United States or anywhere else. The goal is noble and straightforward: to destroy weapons that kill people. Thus, based on...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
MitwirkendeR:
Abrahamson, James,
Bowman, Robert,
Cockburn, Andrew,
Cohen, Stephen F.,
Cooper, Robert,
Garfinkle, Adam,
Garwin, Richard,
Gliksman, Alex,
Gray, Colin,
Long, Franklin,
McNamara, Robert,
Nitze, Paul,
Pipes, Richard,
Pym, Francis,
Quester, George H.,
Reagan, Ronald,
Schlesinger, James,
Snyder, Craig,
Vlahos, Michael,
Weinberger, Caspar,
Wieseltier, Leon,
Worden, Simon P.,
Zimmermann, Warren,
HerausgeberIn:
Snyder, Craig,
Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]
©1987
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:Reprint 2016
Language:English
Series:Anniversary Collection
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Physical Description:1 online resource (268 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part Οne. Introduction and Overview
  • Star Wars and Nuclear Ideologies
  • Part Two. The Context
  • U.S.-Soviet Political Relations
  • Soviet Strategy and American Response
  • The Necessity and Possibility of Detente
  • The Concept of Deterrence
  • Three Notes on Deterrence
  • Traditional Deterrence
  • The Military Balance
  • Soviet Military Power and Star Wars
  • Perceptions of Power
  • Part Three. Nuclear Futures: The Star Wars Debate
  • The Vision of Strategic Defense
  • The Strategic Defense Project
  • Caution on Star Wars
  • Defense Against Nuclear Weapons: Assessment in the Face of Uncertainty
  • Reducing the Risk of Nuclear War: Is Star Wars the Answer?
  • A European View
  • Part Four. Can "It" Be Done?
  • Becoming a Reality
  • Countermeasures and Costs
  • A Moderate View
  • Part Five. Should "It" Be Done?
  • Strategic Considerations
  • Deterrence and Strategic Defense: A Positive View
  • No to Star Wars
  • Arms Control Considerations
  • The Strategic Defense Environment: Politics, Strategy, and Arms Control
  • The Arms Control Dimension of Strategic Defense
  • Appendix A: Peace and National Security
  • Appendix Β: On the Road to a More Stable Peace
  • About the Authors
  • Index

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