Defending America The Case for Limited

In "Defending America," James M. Lindsay and Michael E. OHanlon provide a balanced, nonpartisan analysis of missile defense.

James M. Lindsay is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution Michael E. O'Hanlon is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. He teaches at Columbia University and Georgetown University

Foreword

ix

Preface to the Paperback Edition

xi

Abbreviations

xxv

Defending America

1

(28)

Deja Vu All Over Again

3

(4)

Is the Third Time a Charm?

7

(10)

Why Not Prevention, Preemption, and Deterrence?

17

(3)

Sensible Defense Means Limited Defense

20

(2)

A Modest Proposal

22

(7)

Missile Defense: Concepts and Systems

29

(21)

Basic Elements of Ballistic Missiles

29

(3)

The Trajectory of a Ballistic Missile

32

(5)

Basic Types of Missile Defenses

37

(4)

Types of Theater Missile Defenses

41

(2)

Types of National Missile Defense

43

(3)

Decoys and Other Countermeasures

46

(4)

The Threat

50

(32)

A Growing Ballistic Missile Threat?

51

(1)

Russia

52

(4)

China

56

(2)

North Korea, Iran, and Iraq

58

(16)

Other Emerging Ballistic Missile Powers

74

(1)

Alternative Threats

75

(4)

The Consequences of a Missile Attack

79

(3)

Missile Defense Programs and Architectures

82

(34)

Midcourse Defense: The Clinton Administration Program

82

(17)

Larger Midcourse Defenses

99

(6)

Boost-Phase Defenses

105

(6)

Layered and Space-Based Systems

111

(4)

Conclusion

115

(1)

The International Politics of Missile Defense

116

(26)

Russia

117

(6)

China

123

(7)

America's Friends and Allies

130

(7)

South Asia

137

(2)

No More Disarmament?

139

(3)

Missile Defense and American Security

142

(85)

A Limited, Two-Tier National Missile Defense against ``Rogue'' Regimes

145

(11)

Selling a Limited, Two-Tier Defense Abroad

156

(6)

Selling a Limited, Two-Tier Defense at Home

162

(7)

APPENDIXES

A Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and Related Documents

169

(24)

B Excerpts from the DCI National Intelligence Estimate

193

(4)

C Excerpts from the 1998 Rumsfeld Commission Report

197

(21)

D Excerpts from the 1999 National Intelligence Estimate

218

(9)

Notes

227

(20)

Index

247

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Defending America The Case for Limited National Missile Defense

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