After thirty years of Mutual Assured Destruction, MAD, the United States is turning to a mixed nuclear strategy with a build down of strategic offensive weapons and a build of defensive weapons. Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) is a cornerstone of this strategy that will be implemented regardless of the outside reaction. Almost all American decisionmakers see the need for some kind of missile defense; the question is the scope of the system and consultation with allies. Leading European strategists consider that strategic stability has not occurred since 1993 and that BMD thus cannot pose a threat to this imaginary stability. Russia has not pursued its threat of nuclear rearmament but, on the contrary, offered to cooperate with NATO in the BMD field. While the Europeans have many opinions on BMD the Asians, where BMD first will be deployed, have kept a low profile. The report warns against a militarization of space that, however, can occur in a decade. Sweden that had nothing to do with the ABM and START agreements, should concentrate its effort on the problems of nuclear proliferation that will be a central issue and where Sweden has competence.


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    Title :

    Ballistic Missile Defense


    Contributors:
    I. Doerfer (author)

    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    74 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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