Author: Ikli, Fred Charles
Number Of Pages: 268
Release Date: 01-06-2002
Details: The current debate as to whether the Strategic Defense Initiative will make this nation more secure by the year 2010 rests on the question of whether such weapons might be developed and deployed by that time. The question is a complex one, involving political commitment, economic strength, and technological accomplishment, as well as international conditions. But if SDI is assumed to play even a minor role in US national strategy, then the needs of that strategy for the next century must be anticipated now. Toward that goal, Dr. Jeffrey Simon has assembled in this anthology the views of specialists on the issue. What they see varies, not surprisingly, according to assumptions and forecasts in such areas at technological feasibility and the progress of arms control. They agree that SDI would have inescapable consequences for our force structure and relations with our allies and adversaries. They offer valuable insights from their particular areas of expertise. And, in the final section, three of them reach persuasive - yet distinctly different - conclusions about SDI and the long-range security of the United States. Although the world is far removed from an ideal one made perfectly safe against the threat of offensive nuclear arms, the issue of strategic defense as a complement to offensive arms will continue to attract interest and stir controversy. The range of that interest - and controversy - is thoroughly explored in this book. J. A. Baldwin Vice Admiral, United States Navy President, National Defense University
EAN: 9780898759846
Languages: English
Binding: paperback
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood