Defending America

The Case for Limited National Missile Defense

James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon

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English

Brookings Institution
03 July 2002

Arms negotiation & control; Warfare & defence; Civil defence; Nuclear weapons

Arms control and missile defense are once again at the forefront of the American national security agenda. Not surprisingly, the debate has broken down along well-worn lines. Arms control advocates dismiss the idea of missile defense as a dangerous and costly folly. Missile defense advocates argue that the U.S. should move aggressively to defend itself against missile attack. With clear and lively prose free of partisan rhetoric, Defending America provides reliable, factual analysis of the missile defense debate. Written for a general audience, it assesses the current and likely future missile threat to the United States, examines relevant technologies, and suggests how America's friends and foes would react to a decision to build a national missile defense. Lindsay and O'Hanlon reject calls for large-scale systems as well as proposals to do nothing, instead arguing for a limited national missile defense.

By: James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon
Imprint: Brookings Institution
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9780815706335
ISBN 10: 0815706332
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 03 July 2002
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael E. O'Hanlon is senior fellow and research director for the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. He has written extensively on security issues.

Reviews for Defending America: The Case for Limited National Missile Defense

""Even those readers who have made up their minds should find this book a useful compendium of information and analysis on an old topic. "" — Foreign Affairs |""Missile defense has for several years now been one of the most important —and emotional —national security issues before the American people. Lindsay and O'Hanlon have taken this subject, daunting in its complexity, made it very understandable, and offered a reasonable approach to system deployment. Both for those holding firmly to a particular position on the subject, and those who may still be uninitiated, this book is certain to be enlightening and instructive. "" —General Brent Scowcroft, Former U.S. National Security Adviser |""Defending America is exceptionally well-informed and balanced in its treatment of a topic too often left to partisans. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the missile defense debate that escapes from a Cold War formulation and situates this major current defense subject squarely in the 21st century. "" —Ashton B. Carter, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Defense