This monograph seeks to examine the many facets of the role that Britain, America's closest and strongest ally, plays in missile defense, and to identify the ways in which disagreements can be minimized and cooperation enhanced, to mutual benefit. Despite the apparent novelty of the subject, defense against ballistic missiles has been a persistent topic in transatlantic relations for over half a century. In particular, America's European allies, especially Britain, have frequently been concerned by the wider implications of U.S. repeated efforts to develop and deploy missile defenses. The end of the Cold War has completely altered the strategic circumstances within which ballistic missile defense (BMD) policy is formulated, while technological developments are making effective defense more feasible. However, the subject retains a large historical legacy of attitudes derived from earlier times and has lost little of its controversy. Britain has a particular role to play in U. S. BMD plans, beyond its long-standing status as America's most important ally. The United Kingdom is host to one of three Ballistic Missile Early Warning Stations (BMEWS) and to the European ground station for the Space-Based Infra- Red System (SBIRS), both vital elements in U.S. missile defense architecture. Britain also has a long record of technological cooperation in missile defense.
Britain's Role in U.S. Missile Defense
2004
47 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Antimissile Defense Systems , Antimissile defense systems , Early warning systems , United kingdom , Guided missiles , Europe , Military strategy , Defense systems , Political alliances , Cold war , International relations , Ground stations , Space based , Ballistic missile defense , Bmews(Ballistic missile early warning stations) , Sbirs(Space based infrared system)
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