US AND NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE. PERSPECTIVES ON TWO DECADES OF DEBATE
US AND NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENCE. PERSPECTIVES ON TWO DECADES OF DEBATE
Author(s): Manuela BădăluţăSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: US; National Missile; Defence;
Summary/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 technically difficult to implement and risks destabilising international security by undermining nuclear arms control.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 73-77
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English