The Influence of Politics, Technology, and Asia on the Future of US Missile Defense

By Lt. Col. Jeffrey T. Butler, USAF

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Title:	The Influence of Politics, Technology, and Asia on the Future of US Missile Defense
Author:	Lt. Col. Jeffrey T. Butler, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Technology, United States Missle Defense
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago Col. Jeffrey T. Butler, Usa, B. L. (n.d.). The Influence of Politics, Technology, and Asia on the Future of US Missile Defense. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Missile defense has become a key factor in US strategic planning. The problem, of course, lies with the stage of current technological development. Mid-course or terminal-phase systems appear closer to feasibility just now, at least theoretically.

Table of Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2 Déjà vu All Over Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 Evaluation of Current National Missile-DEFENSE PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 4 Asia and the US Missile-defense Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 5 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 ACRONYMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73