Examines the value of deploying strategic missile defences to counter the threat of nuclear accidents. It concludes that the deployment of strategic defences in the 1990s will not be strategically desirable, technically feasible, or economically affordable.

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Book Title: Strategic Defences in the 1990's
Book Subtitle: Criteria for Deployment
Authors: Ivo H. Daalder
Series Title: Studies in International Security
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11792-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1991
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-11792-5Published: 18 June 1991
Series ISSN: 2947-2482
Series E-ISSN: 2947-2490
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 162
Topics: Military and Defence Studies, International Relations

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Front Matter

Introduction

Deployment Criteria for Strategic Defences

An Accidental Launch Protection System

A Ground-Based Defence of Military Targets

A Phase-1 Strategic Defence System

Conclusion: Strategic Defence Research in the 1990s

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