Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions. : A Review of the Historical Record.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms control.

Missile attack warning systems.

Negotiation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses past relationship between ballistic missile defenses and negotiations on offensive arms control treaties. Provides historical review of manner in which the U.S. and Soviet Union addressed ballistic missile defense issues during their negotiations on the first Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in the 1980s and early 1990s. Explains U.S. missile defense policy, and summarizes data on missile defense spending during the 1980s, 1990s, and the past decade. Reviews the recent record on the way the New START Treaty negotiations addressed ballistic missile defense issues, and offers some observations about whether this historical record may provide insights into how the U.S. might proceed with its ballistic missile defense programs in the future.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions

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