An Elegant Irrelevance: The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in the New World Disorder.

Abstract

U%R%LIIy uy u%ut% rIuF%,U%r% Concern over global proliferation of theater ballistic missiles has prompted calls for limited national and effective theater ballistic missile defense (TBMD) programs. However, the ABM Treaty, a cold war relic, is a major stumbling block to such programs because it prohibits the deployment of ABM defenses, and does not distinguish between prohibited ABM defenses and TBMD systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1994
Accession Number
ADA301984

Entities

People

  • Guy B. Roberts

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Defense Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • International Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Ballistic Missile Meteorology
  • Strategic Security Studies