Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Defenses And The Future Of World Politics

Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Defenses And The Future Of World Politics
ISBN-10
0813364507
ISBN-13
9780813364506
Category
Political Science
Language
English
Published
2001-09-16
Publisher
Basic Books
Authors
James J. Wirtz, Jeffrey A. Larsen

Description

President George W. Bush called on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield “to make sure that that the missile defense receives the priority we think it must,” sharpening the debate over the most critical issue in American foreign policy. The Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Defenses and the Future of World Politics is an unique, informative and authoritative examination of the issues at the core of the debate. Leading experts provide the historical background to today's debate, analyze the options, examine the domestic and global contexts, and explore the potential international reactions to an American deployment of missile defenses. With nuance and balance, the authors suggest that in a deeply connected international system, any American decision will likely have cascading and unintended repercussions, some increasing and others decreasing American security and influence. As the debate on missile defenses intensifies, this book will provide a sound foundation for a fair assessment of arguments from both sides.

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