The Phantom Defense America's Pursuit of the Star Wars Illusion |
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Author:
| Eisendrath, Craig R. Goodman, Melvin A. Marsh, Gerald E. |
ISBN: | 978-1-280-31551-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Imprint: | Greenwood |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $42.18 |
Book Description:
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In the past four decades, the United States has spent $85 billion pursuing the fantasy of an effective missile defense system to shield our nation against the threat of a nuclear attack. Recent public tests, while less exotic than some of the original "Star Wars" proposals, were spectacular failures and call into question the whole program's rationale. Neither the land-based system proposed by the Clinton administration, nor the alternatives proposed by earlier administrations, would...
More DescriptionIn the past four decades, the United States has spent $85 billion pursuing the fantasy of an effective missile defense system to shield our nation against the threat of a nuclear attack. Recent public tests, while less exotic than some of the original "Star Wars" proposals, were spectacular failures and call into question the whole program's rationale. Neither the land-based system proposed by the Clinton administration, nor the alternatives proposed by earlier administrations, would ever work--regardless of how much R&D money is channeled into the project. Rather than enhancing national security, these doomed efforts would provoke a new arms race and alienate key allies. The authors apply their extensive insiders' expertise to argue that thoughtful diplomacy is the only real answer to meet America's national security goals.