Strategic Defenses: Alternative Missions and Their

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Strategic Defenses: Alternative Missions and Their Costs

From its inception, the Strategic Defense Initiati

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By Bonita J. Dombey (au); Robert D. Reischauer (pf)
Year: 1989
Pages: 81
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1422308901

Description

From its inception, the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a controversial program. This study analyzes 4 alternat. missions, which vary widely in their costs & in the def. capability that would result: (1) Offensive & Def. Strategic Forces; (2) Budgeting for Strategic Def.: Structure & History; (3) Budget Mission 1: A Hedge Against Soviet Breakout or Breakthrough; (4) Budget Mission 2: Deploy an Accidental Launch Protection System; (5) Budget Mission 3: Deploy Def. to Protect Silo-Based ICBMs; & (6) Budget Mission 4: Admin. Plans. Appendix: Costs of Alternat. Compared with Baseline; Descr. of the ABM Treaty; Assumed U.S. & Soviet Force Structures Under START, & Assumed Soviet Threat to U.S. ICBMs; & Los Alamos Silo-Defense Model. Illus.

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