National Security Report: Background and Perspective on Important National Security and Defense Policy Issues. Volume 1, Issue 3,

Abstract

At their recent summit in Helsinki, President Clinton and Russian Preside Yeltsin reached agreement on several arms control issues. Two of the most significant involve the relationship between the 1972 U.S.-Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and theater missile defenses (TMD) and further reductions in strategic nuclear weapons. The White House described the TMD agreement as a "major breakthrough." However, outside observers, including many in Congress, believe the deal struck in Helsinki may hinder the U.S. ability to develop and deploy advanced theater missile defense systems to protect U.S. troops abroad from ballistic missile attacks - attacks like the Iraqi SCUD missile that killed 28 American soldiers during the 1991 Gulf War.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA337519

Entities

People

  • Floyd Spence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Cold War
  • Defense Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Theater Missile Defense
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies