Missile Defense and NATO Security

Abstract

Armed with weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the global proliferation of ballistic missiles is introducing more widely the means of modern strategic warfare that were once the purview of only a small number of countries. This transformation in the security environment raises new questions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the strategic implications of defending its territory against ballistic missile attack. During the recent summit in Bucharest, Romania, the Alliance acknowledged for the first time that missile defense can make a contribution to protecting NATO territory, including its populations, from attack. Consequently, NATO is undertaking an intensive examination of the issues associated with a comprehensive continental defense against ballistic missiles to enable it to counter future military risks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA517894

Entities

People

  • Peppino A. Debiaso

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radar
  • Rockets
  • Security
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Ballistic Missile Meteorology
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies