Missile Defence: International, Regional and National Implications (Contemporary Security Studies) - Softcover

Rynning, Sten; Heurlin, Bertel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415407834 ISBN 13: 9780415407830

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

US missile defence policy plays a crucial part on the international scene and is typically studied from US perspectives. This book is different. It delivers sharp analyses of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints. This bo

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Synopsis:

The missile defence policy of the US plays a crucial role in international affairs and is normally studied from a US perspective. This book is different, it delivers a sharp analysis of regional and national variations and integrates them with US viewpoints to present a rounded and comprehensive study. What will be the international ramifications of American plans to deploy a comprehensive national missile defence policy? This is a key question for all those wishing to build a sense of the global future and is here answered with clarity and rigour by expert contributors. This new study breaks the mould of traditional assessments that focus exclusively on the US world picture and are inevitably one-dimensional. Here, we see that US action automatically entails reactions as this text advances a more balanced approach. By integrating a focus on US policy with a strong analysis of regional dynamics, it demonstrates that the global ramifications of US policy are indeed contingent upon distinct regional and national variations. These differences in turn have consequences both for the challenges the US faces in relation to missile defence and for the future of world politics.

About the Author:

Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Denfeses and the Future of World Politics Wirtz, Larsen (Westview Press, 2001)

Ballistic Missile Defense and the Future of American Security: Agendas, Perceptions Technology and Policy Handberg (Praeger, 2002)

Shield of Dreams: Missile Defenses and Nuclear Strategy Cimbala (Praeger, 2003)

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415407834
• ISBN 13: 9780415407830
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240