This paper will explore the National Missile Defense (NMD) issue. It will argue that it is critical for the defense of the United States that a NMD system be fielded as rapidly as possible. The paper will include an examination of the current administration's policy, the threat (as articulated in the Rumsfeld and Cox reports and other sources), the current Ballistic Missile Defense Office's (BMDO) NMD proposed system, a discussion of several modification proposals to the BMDO NMD plan that will improve effectiveness and reduce cost, the best action to take with regards to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and the role that the upcoming presidential elections will play in the NMD fielding decision.


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    Title :

    National Missile Defense - An Obligation


    Contributors:
    J. R. Oman (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    28 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English