World Viewpoints On National Missile Defence ( Vol. 2 ) (Hardcover)  | Released: 2001

Statement of President George W. Bush regarding his intention to introduce National Missile Defence (NMD) has given rise to a lively discussion on the subject all over the world. In this book an attempt has been made to present the viewpoints of eminent experts from different countries, particularly those from countries directly affected by the NMD e.g. the United States of America, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, North Korea, India, etc. It is hoped that the book would be of great value to the researchers and students of defence studies, parliamentarians, senior executives concerned with defence and the common readers. Table of Contents: 1. Wolfowitz Says U.S. will Move Beyond ABM Treaty Says reconfigured missile defense program "is not Star Wars" 2. Impact of NMD on Russia, Nuclear Security Dr. Bruce Blair 3. Diplomatic Gamesmanship on Missile Defense Moves Into High Gear 4. Nuclear Forces and Missile Defenses (Chapter 6 of Annual Report to the President and the Congress 2000) 5. Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Through 2015 National Intelligence Council 6. Technological Challenges in National Missile Defense Colonel Daniel Smith 7. The Costs of Ballistic Missile Defense Christopher Hellman 8. Rumsfeld, French Defense Minister Richard Media Availability FYR Macedonia, Missile Defense, Underground Nuclear Testing 9. Deputy Defense Secretary on Missile Defense, Nuclear Testing 10. Missile Defense Statement by Ambassador Robert T. Grey, Jr., U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, During a Seminar Sponsored by The Netherlands Atlantic Association, The Hague 11. Powell Sees "Opportunities to Move Forward" on Missile Defense Dialogue with Russians 12. Powell Says U.S. Will "Keep Consulting" on Missile Defense 13. U.S. Official Briefs on Bush's Meetings at NATO 14. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld on 21st Century Deterrence Donald Rumsfeld 15. National Intelligence Council Statement for the Record to the Senate Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services on The Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Robert D. Walpole 16. A New Stage of the NMD Debate : A U.S. Proposal and a Russian Response Nikolai Sokov 17. Non-Proliferation : A Battle We All Must Win (Remarks by Joseph R. Biden, Jr. United States Senator [Delaware] Chairman, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee at Carnegie International Non- Proliferation Conference Washington, D.C. 18. Pentagon Projects National Missile Defense Costs at $30.2B Linda D. Kozaryn 19. Nunn-Lugar : A Tool For the New U.S.-Russian Strategic Relationship Carnegie Non-proliferation Conference Senator Richard Lusar 20. Select Committee on Foreign Affairs Eighth Report "Weapons of Mass Destruction : National Missile Defence and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty" Session 1999-2000 Foreign Affairs Committee Publication 21. National Missile Defense and Strategic Security in the Post Cold War World Senator Joseph Biden 22. Key Issues for North Korea Policy : Missile Negotiations and the 1994 Agreed Framework 23. North Korean Offer Could Pave Way for New Missile Negotiations 24. China-Russia Beijing Declaration 25. Bush Administration Backtracks on U.S. Non- proliferation Programs in Russia 26. Missile Intercept Test Successful 27. 'Fuzzy' Logic on Missile Defense 28. Why a Less-Than-Effective Missile Defense Does Not Enhance U.S. Security 29. Opinions of Some Eminent Persons Gephardt Statement on the National Missile Defense System Levin Reaction to Bush Speech on National Missile Defense 30. Chronology of U.S. National Missile Defense Programs Colonel Daniel Smith 31. Acronyms & Glossary