The Strategic Defence Initiative
The Strategic Defence Initiative

Author: Mira Duric

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1351881507

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Central to US foreign policy, the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) was launched by Ronald Reagan in 1983. While the Reagan administration failed to deploy the SDI system, it featured prominently in the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union. This insightful book examines SDI and the Reagan administration through an evaluation of the role of the SDI in the end of the Cold War. Presenting an extensive range of primary and secondary material together with interviews, the book will be welcomed by academics and upper level students interested in politics and history.

The Soviet Union And Ballistic Missile Defense
The Soviet Union And Ballistic Missile Defense

Author: Bruce Parrott

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-01-09

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 1000305821

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Originally published in 1987. In the debate over strategic defense, the Soviet dimension has not been adequately examined. Dr. Parrott's multifaceted discussion of the Soviet approach to ballistic missile defense (BMD) admirably fills that gap. Based on an analysis of Soviet statements and Soviet weaponry, the study surveys Soviet perceptions of the shifting relationship between the superpowers and the effect of BMD on that relationship. The author then traces the evolution of Soviet policies toward ballistic missile defense and the introduction of weapons into space. After exploring the internal budgetary debates that will affect future Soviet decisions on BMD and space systems, the book outlines Soviet responses, political as well as military, to the Strategic Defense Initiative and concludes with recommendations for U.S. policy toward BMD and arms negotiations.

The Soviet Union and the Strategic Defense Initiative
The Soviet Union and the Strategic Defense Initiative

Author: Benjamin S. Lambeth

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13:

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"This Note provides a background against which to evaluate possible Soviet alternatives for dealing with the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in the decade ahead. Without speculating about what the Soviets will ultimately do in response to SDI, the Note (1) examines Moscow's statements on SDI to date, (2) reviews the highlights of Soviet doctrine and programs related to strategic defense, (3) considers the real concerns that may underlie the Kremlin's public posturing on SDI, and (4) outlines the key political and strategic factors that will constrain the Soviets' eventual response. The author suggests that, assuming SDI does lead to a deployable U.S. ballistic missile defense, the Soviets will be driven to counter that threat within the limits of their economic and technical resources. Forecasting the technical details of their response at this time, however, is complicated by uncertainty not only about Soviet concerns, motivations, and intentions, but also about what the United States will eventually do with SDI."--Rand abstracts.

Soviet Strategic Defense Programs
Soviet Strategic Defense Programs

Author: United States. Department of Defense

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Amerikansk populær fremstilling af USSRs planer og tiltag på det strategiske forsvars område, herunder udbygning af Anti Ballistisk Missil (ABM) systemet og Anti Satellit (ASAT) systemet. Modtaget fra USIS.

Strategic Defense Initiative
Strategic Defense Initiative

Author: P. Edward Haley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-19

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1000313212

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This book covers the Reagan administration's original proposal; the main disagreements about strategic and technical feasibility; the effects of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) on relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union; and the effects of SDI on relations between the U.S. and its allies.

Strategic Defense
Strategic Defense

Author: Keith B. Payne

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13:

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Surveys current U.S. nuclear policy, and discusses the feasibility of the Star Wars program, arms control, U.S.-Soviet relations, and the morality of the Initiative.