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von Vorhaben einer
antitaktischen ballistischen Raketenabwehr]
AFES-PRESS
Report No. 27
1992, 101 pp., ISBN 3-926979-19-4
€ 15.00 - SF 30.00 - $ 21.00
The research
for this report has been conducted under a NATO Research Fellowship
awarded in April 1986 that enabled the author to visit several
NATO capitals and to hold informal off the record talks with
foreign and defence officials. After a brief definition of
antiballistic ballistic missiles (ATBMs) and of the concept
of strategic stability, the author develops in chapter 3 the
historical context for two debates on a European missile defence
in 1967-1972 and a second debate since 1983 in the aftermath
of President Reagan's SDI project announcement. Chapter 4
analyses the development of the Soviet tactical ballistic
missiles systems from 1970-1990, chapter 5 develops a conceptual
framework for missile defence in Europe, chapter 6 reviews
the political reaction to the proposal for a missile defence
in different NATO countries and chapter 7 develops several
arms control options for TBMs and ATBMs while chapter 8 offers
an evaluation of the different ATBM concepts and Arms control
proposals in terms of criteria of strategic stability.
