President George W. Bush called on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield “to make sure that that the missile defense receives the priority we think it must,” sharpening the debate over the most critical issue in American foreign policy.The Rockets’ Red Glare: Missile Defenses and the Future of World Politics is an unique, informative and authoritative examination of the issues at the core of the debate. Leading experts provide the historical background to today’s debate, analyze the options, examine the domestic and global contexts, and explore the potential international reactions to an American deployment of missile defenses. With nuance and balance, the authors suggest that in a deeply connected international system, any American decision will likely have cascading and unintended repercussions, some increasing and others decreasing American security and influence. As the debate on missile defenses intensifies, this book will provide a sound foundation for a fair assessment of arguments from both sides.
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Rockets' Red Glare escapes from the confines of the debate over U.S. missile defense and all of its well-worn arguments about cost and feasibility. Instead, its contributors assume that some form of missile defense will become a reality, which gives them an excuse to explore what Michael O'Hanlon calls "other debates that have lurked below the surface." These include head-scratching questions about what kind of missile-defense system is most desirable--a number of different options are available, even though they share the common goal of protecting the United States and its allies against missile attack. There are many other concerns, too, ranging from the future of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty to the possibility that a vigorous U.S. missile-defense system will aggravate the problem of proliferation. "Rarely do public policies produce consequences that are all good or all bad," writes James J. Wirtz, one of the book's editors, in an introduction. Rockets' Red Glare is full of sober analysis and is refreshingly free of advocacy. --John Miller
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"A balanced collection of essays from leading defense and technology experts." -- Bookreporter.com
"A show of support for the current administration's revival of the Reagan-era Star Wars initiative." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Essential reading for the coming debate on missile defenses from America's leading strategists." -- -Leonard S. Spector, Monterey Institute of International Studies
"A show of support for the current administration's revival of the Reagan-era Star Wars initiative." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Essential reading for the coming debate on missile defenses from America's leading strategists." -- -Leonard S. Spector, Monterey Institute of International Studies
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This book examines the American deployment of missile defense, and consists of several chapters, each of whom is written by a separate author who examines a different aspect of this issue. There are chapters on how missile defense would impact international relations, not just between the US and other countries, but between other countries such as India vs Pakistan, and China vs Taiwan. Other chapters examine the ABM treaty, and how different versions of missile defense would affect the treaty. All the chapters delve into the technical aspects of missile defense, such as missile range, required bases, inspection regimes, etc, etc... and how these technical aspects tie directly into politics and diplomacy. However, the book misses out on the economics, specifically how much money would need to be spent to achieve different levels of missile defense, what corporations would get the contracts, and how this ties into Congressional races and other political campaigns. So in all, this book gives only a partial picture of the missile defense issue.
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The United States first proposed negotiating limits on ant-ballistic mis (ABM) systems at the summit meeting between Prime Minister Alek N. Kosygin and President Lyndon B. Johnson at Glassboro, New Jersey, on 23 June 1967. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
system deployment area, missile defense proponents, missile defense deployments, emerging missile threat, limited missile defenses, silo launchers, deploying missile defenses, strategic force modernization, deploy missile defenses, deploying defenses, treaty compliant, interceptor missiles, strategic modernization program, strategic ballistic missiles, crisis stability, assured destruction capability, offensive nuclear forces, arms race stability, national missile defense, other physical principles, strategic offensive arms, missile defense technology, deploy defenses, ballistic missile threat, missile arsenals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The United States first proposed negotiating limits on ant-ballistic mis (ABM) systems at the summit meeting between Prime Minister Alek N. Kosygin and President Lyndon B. Johnson at Glassboro, New Jersey, on 23 June 1967. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
system deployment area, missile defense proponents, missile defense deployments, emerging missile threat, limited missile defenses, silo launchers, deploying missile defenses, strategic force modernization, deploy missile defenses, deploying defenses, treaty compliant, interceptor missiles, strategic modernization program, strategic ballistic missiles, crisis stability, assured destruction capability, offensive nuclear forces, arms race stability, national missile defense, other physical principles, strategic offensive arms, missile defense technology, deploy defenses, ballistic missile threat, missile arsenals Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Soviet Union, North Korea, New York, Taepo Dong, South Asia, Navy Theater Wide, South Korea, Washington Post, Department of Defense, Gulf War, Middle East, People's Republic of China, President Clinton, Rumsfeld Commission, Secretary of Defense, Strategic Defense Initiative, Grand Forks, Persian Gulf, Government Printing Office, New Delhi, Times of India, East Asia, Report of the Commission, Star Wars New!
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- The Nuclear Age by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute on page 49, and page 179
- Theory of International Politics by Kenneth Waltz in Front Matter, and page 177
- International Polictics 2nd by Robert Art & Robert Jervis in Front Matter, and page 177
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- Star Wars: US Tools of Space Supremacy by Loring Wirbel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Britain and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1942-2002 (Strategy and History) by Jeremy Stocker on page 134, and Back Matter
- Nuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia (Henry L. Stimson Center Books) by Michael Krepon on page 200, and page 267
- Nuclear Transformation: The New U.S. Nuclear Doctrine (Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies) by James Wirtz on page 8, and page 82
- The New Security Environment: The Impact On Russia, Central And Eastern Europe (Global Interdisciplinary Studies Series) by Roger E. Kanet on page 50
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