US AND NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE. PERSPECTIVES ON TWO DECADES OF DEBATE
Journal Title: Impact Strategic - Year 2006, Vol 21, Issue 4
Abstract
This article sets out the history of US NMD programmes and the design and technical challenges of the proposed system. The presentation is chronological, as it is related to national defence objectives, the critical technical problems in achieving these objectives. The US National Missile Defence (NMD) programme aims to protect the US against a limited number of ballistic missiles, fired from a "state of concern". NMD plans have attracted criticism that it is difficult to implement and risks destabilising international security by undermining nuclear arms control.
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Manuela BĂDĂLUŢĂ
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