Missile Defence
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Persistent Security - A Key to Success Anywhere along the Continuum of Operations
Current US Air-Land doctrine is not suited to the wars that are currently being fought. A collective approach, involving all aspects of national power, is advocated.
Is Missile Defence Destabilizing for South Asia?
The prevailing view that the introduction of ballistic missile defence components in South Asia would destabilize the prevailing nuclear equilibrium between India and Pakistan and lead to an ‘all out’ arms race is flawed.
NATO Missile Defence: The Political and Operational Case for a Two-Base Structure
Missile defence is now central to the security relationship between Europe and the United States, and NATO’s raison d’ętre. A European debate on BMD is overdue. This article is intended to help initiate such a debate.
Issues Influencing European and UK Attitudes to Missile Defence
For Europe, the prospect of defending the continent against ballistic missiles still remains uncertain and difficult to contemplate.
Britain and Ballistic Missile Defence - A Brief History
Political and public debate of ballistic missile defence remains patchy and often ill-informed. A greater awareness of the evolution of it in Britain may go some way towards promoting a more balanced and considered approach to the subject.
US Missile Defence: Where's the Broad Policy?
The one glaring omission in moving towards a more balanced defence/offence strategy is a sound policy for the inclusion of US allies.
United States National Missile Defence
There is still no working system for President George Bush's National Defence Programme, nor any way of making it operational within the next five years.
Arms Control on the Rocks: The Bush Administrations Arms Control Policy
The process of rethinking U.S. arms control policy has created a divide between arms control and Missile Defence proponents which will dominate discussions in the near future.
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Articles and background analysis on proposed missile defence shields by the US and other powers.
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Persistent Security - A Key to Success Anywhere along the Continuum of OperationsCurrent US Air-Land doctrine is not suited to the wars that are currently being fought. A collective approach, involving all aspects of national power, is advocated.
Is Missile Defence Destabilizing for South Asia?The prevailing view that the introduction of ballistic missile defence components in South Asia would destabilize the prevailing nuclear equilibrium between India and Pakistan and lead to an ‘all out’ arms race is flawed.
NATO Missile Defence: The Political and Operational Case for a Two-Base StructureMissile defence is now central to the security relationship between Europe and the United States, and NATO’s raison d’ętre. A European debate on BMD is overdue. This article is intended to help initiate such a debate.
Issues Influencing European and UK Attitudes to Missile DefenceFor Europe, the prospect of defending the continent against ballistic missiles still remains uncertain and difficult to contemplate.
Shifting International Perspectives on Missile Defence
The war in Iraq and recent developments in transatlantic relations have highlighted the particular relevance of the international dimension of Missile Defence.
The war in Iraq and recent developments in transatlantic relations have highlighted the particular relevance of the international dimension of Missile Defence.
The current situation in Ballistic Missile Defence: The view from Washington
Dr J David Martin here gives an overview of the United States position on the development of ballistic missile defences in the short and long term.
Dr J David Martin here gives an overview of the United States position on the development of ballistic missile defences in the short and long term.
Missile Defence and the United kingdom: Option for Government and opportunity for Industry?
In December last year (2002) the Ministry of Defence published a Public Discussion Paper on Missile Defence. This article responds to the Discussion Document and drawing views and insights from the conference considers implications for British and European industry.
In December last year (2002) the Ministry of Defence published a Public Discussion Paper on Missile Defence. This article responds to the Discussion Document and drawing views and insights from the conference considers implications for British and European industry.
Missile Defence in a New Strategic Environment: The View from Washington
John Bolton discusses the demise of the ABM Treaty and its implications for the future of missile defence.
John Bolton discusses the demise of the ABM Treaty and its implications for the future of missile defence.
The US Congressional perspective on missile defence
Mitch Kugler highlights some of the key danger points and the ready availability of the technology to create ballistic missile systems. He questions the perceptions of those who persist in citing the ABM Treaty as a reason not to move ahead with BMD programmes when the world has changed from that which the Treaty was designed to protect.
Mitch Kugler highlights some of the key danger points and the ready availability of the technology to create ballistic missile systems. He questions the perceptions of those who persist in citing the ABM Treaty as a reason not to move ahead with BMD programmes when the world has changed from that which the Treaty was designed to protect.
Missiles and missile defence in the Middle East: A regional view
Uzi Rubin analyses the impact of ballistic missiles on the Miiddle East and the need for an exploitation of the technical advances which now make ballistic missile defence systems possible.
Uzi Rubin analyses the impact of ballistic missiles on the Miiddle East and the need for an exploitation of the technical advances which now make ballistic missile defence systems possible.
Missile Defence in a New Strategic Environment: The View from Whitehall
The Government is taking very seriously the issues raised by the proliferation of ballistic missiles, which could in time come to threaten all of NATO territory with weapons of mass destruction delivered directly to our homelands.
The Government is taking very seriously the issues raised by the proliferation of ballistic missiles, which could in time come to threaten all of NATO territory with weapons of mass destruction delivered directly to our homelands.
Britain and Ballistic Missile Defence - A Brief HistoryPolitical and public debate of ballistic missile defence remains patchy and often ill-informed. A greater awareness of the evolution of it in Britain may go some way towards promoting a more balanced and considered approach to the subject.
US Missile Defence: Where's the Broad Policy?The one glaring omission in moving towards a more balanced defence/offence strategy is a sound policy for the inclusion of US allies.
United States National Missile DefenceThere is still no working system for President George Bush's National Defence Programme, nor any way of making it operational within the next five years.
Arms Control on the Rocks: The Bush Administrations Arms Control PolicyThe process of rethinking U.S. arms control policy has created a divide between arms control and Missile Defence proponents which will dominate discussions in the near future.
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