Rockets' red glare : missile defenses and the future of world politics / edited by James J. Wirtz and Jeffrey A. Larsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wirtz, James J., 1958-

Larsen, Jeffrey Arthur, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ballistic missile defenses.

Ballistic missile defenses--United States.

United States.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xvi, 352 pages : map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.

Summary:

Remember the "Star Wars" SDI debate? It's been revived. Here is the primer on President Bush's goal for a national missile defenses system.

President George W. Bush called on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield "to make sure that the missile defenses receive the priority we think it must," sharpening the debate over the most critical issue in American foreign policy.

Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Defenses and the Future of World Politics is a 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.

Contents:

Part 1 The ABM Regime

1 Origins of the ABM Treaty / Kerry M. Kartchner 21

2 The Changing Political-Military Environment / Robert Joseph 55

3 The Changing Technological Environment / Dennis M. Ward 79

Part 2 Defense, Arms Control, & Crisis Stability

4 Alternative Architectures and U.S. Politics / Michael O'Hanlon 111

5 Global Stability in a Changing Defense Environment / Richard J. Harknett 137

6 The Future of Arms Control / Julian Schofield 159

Part 3 Regional Responses to National Missile Defense

7 China / Bradley Roberts 183

8 Russia / Ivo H. Daalder, James M. Goldgeier 213

9 South Asia / Timothy D. Hoyt 235

10 The Allies / Charles Ball 259

Appendix A Treaty Summary and Text of the 1972 ABM Treaty 295

Appendix B 1972 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the ABM Treaty 303

Appendix C Agreed Statements, Common Understandings, and Unilateral Statements Regarding the ABM Treaty, May 1972 305

Appendix D Summary and Text of the 1974 Protocol to the ABM Treaty 311

Appendix E Text of the 1997 Helsinki Joint Statement Concerning the ABM Treaty 315

Appendix F 1997 Agreed Statements Relating to the ABM Treaty 318

Appendix G June 1999 Joint U.S.-Russian Statement on Offensive and Defensive Arms 322

Appendix H National Missile Defense Act of 1999 (H.R. 4 ENR) 324

Appendix I Excerpts from President Clinton's Speech Deferring a Decision on National Missile Defense 326

Appendix J Text of George W. Bush's Speech "New Leadership on National Security," 23 May 2000 330

Appendix K Text of President George W. Bush's Speech on National Missile Defense, 1 May 2001 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813364507

OCLC:

47002145