When Congress debates the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), it reviewed a number of alternative concepts for ballistic missile defenses (BMD). These include defenses against short-range ballistic missiles, defenses against limited strikes on the United States or other targets around the world, and defenses against a larger strike launched against the United States by the Soviet Union. This report outlines three alternative paths for BMD deployments. These three paths generate different benefits, in terms of the threats they might counter, and different costs, including both dollar costs and arms control costs. The paths would also employ different technologies. Path I emphasizes the deployment of defenses against short- and medium-range tactical and theater ballistic missiles (ATBMs). Because the United States has already deployed the Patriot system, it would be on this path even if it did not develop or deploy new types of BMD technologies.


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