Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe

Abstract

Successive U.S. administrations have urged the creation of an anti-missile system to protect against threats from rogue states. The Bush Administration believes that North Korea and Iran are strategic threats and questions whether they can be deterred by conventional means. The Administration has built long-range missile defense bases in Alaska and California to protect against North Korean missiles. The system has been tested, with mixed results, and questions have been raised about its effectiveness. The Administration has proposed deploying a ground-based mid-course defense (GMD) element of the larger Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) in Europe to defend against an Iranian missile threat. The system would include 10 interceptors in Poland, and radar in the Czech Republic. Deployment of the European GMD capability is scheduled to be completed by 2013 at a cost of $4.04 billion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471174

Entities

People

  • Carl Ek
  • Steven A. Hildreth

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • California
  • Czech Republic
  • Defense Systems
  • Eastern Europe
  • Governments
  • Ground Based
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Treaties
  • United States

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Strategic Security Studies