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050		4	_aUG743 _b.Q56 1990
100	1		_aQuinlivan, J. T. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aStrategic defense issues for the 1990s / _cJames T. Quinlivan, George L. Donohue, Edward R. Harshberger.
264		1	_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1990.
300			_axvi, 53 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"April 1990."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 51-53).
520			_aThe recent revolution in the political affairs of the Soviet Union and its relationship to the United States, together with budgetary pressures, highlight the necessity for new decisions with respect to the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). As changes in the U.S.-Soviet relationship reduce the chances of ballistic missile attacks, the United States should examine the contribution of strategic defenses to other roles and missions. The United States should also consider how defenses might contribute to policies designed to decrease missile proliferation in unstable regions. Limited defenses might protect the United States against threats by the smaller nuclear powers as well as by those nations now acquiring ballistic missiles. Protection against tactical ballistic missiles may become more important for those American allies who are in the vicinity of nations with ballistic missiles and chemical weapons. Along with efforts to restrain missile proliferation, the United States should investigate defensive systems that might help defend population and industrial targets of U.S. allies against ballistic weapons. A missile launch notification protocol, perhaps under United Nations auspices, should also be pushed forward. Finally, programmatic elements of the SDI should be aligned to develop capabilities against smaller threats.
530			_aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aArms control _zUnited States.
650		0	_aBallistic missile defenses _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSpace warfare.
650		0	_aStrategic Defense Initiative.
651		0	_aUnited States _xMilitary policy.
700	1		_aDonohue, George L. _eauthor.
700	1		_aHarshberger, Edward R. _eauthor.
710	2		_aRand Corporation.
856	4	1	_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3877/
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