Containing Missile Proliferation

Author : Dinshaw Mistry
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295802527

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Containing Missile Proliferation by Dinshaw Mistry Pdf

The proliferation of ballistic missiles that can deliver weapons of mass destruction halfway across the world is a matter of growing urgency and concern, as is the fate of agreements limiting the development of such deadly weapons. The Bush administration’s scrapping of the ABM Treaty and pursuit of a huge National Missile Defense initiative are dramatic evidence of this concern. Yet there remains much uncertainty about the viability of missile defense. If defenses fall short, strong security regimes will be necessary to contain missile proliferation. Since 1987, more than thirty states have agreed to restrict their transfer of missiles and related technologies under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). During the MTCR’s first decade, several regional powers were thwarted from advancing their missile ambitions. Subsequently, however, states such as North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Israel have tested medium-range missiles and others have expanded their missile arsenals. Dinshaw Mistry critically examines the successes and limitations of the MTCR, and suggests five practical ways to strengthen the regime. The author’s exhaustive research offers new and detailed insights on the technology and politics of missile programs in Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan, India, Israel, Egypt, South Korea, Taiwan, and other countries. Mistry also shows how international cooperation, security regimes, and U.S. foreign policies of engagement and containment with these states can halt their missile programs. Mistry’s book is the first comprehensive study of the MTCR and of international efforts to contain missile proliferation. Policymakers, scholars, and the general reader will find this book a valuable contribution to the subjects of arms control, ballistic missile proliferation, multilateral cooperation, and international security regimes. For the author's update, go to http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/books/UpdateApril2009.pdf

Author : Dennis M. Gormley
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : UCSD:31822035405356

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Missile Contagion by Dennis M. Gormley Pdf

Most books on missile proliferation focus on the spread of ballistic missiles or cruise missiles, not both. Gormley's work, however, explains why cruise missiles are beginning to spread widely, but does so by explaining their spread in the context of ballistic missile proliferation. It therefore treats both ballistic and cruise missile proliferation as related phenomenon. This work also focuses evenhandedly on both nonproliferation and defense policy (including missile defenses and counterforce doctrines) to fashion a set of integrated strategies for dealing with ballistic and cruise missile proliferation. Signs of missile contagion abound. In this study, Gormley argues that a series of rapid and surprising developments since 2005 suggest that the proliferation of missiles capable of delivering either weapons of mass destruction or highly accurate conventional payloads is approaching a critical threshold. The surprising fact is that land-attack cruise missiles, not ballistic missiles, constitute the primary problem. Flying under the radar, both literally and figuratively, land-attack cruise missiles add a dangerous new dimension to protecting U.S. security interests and preventing regional military instability. Gormley asserts that cruise missiles are not destined to supplant ballistic missiles; rather, they are likely to join them, because when both are employed together, they could severely test even the best missile defenses. Worse yet, Gormley argues, land-attack cruise missiles are increasingly being linked to preemptive strike doctrines, which are fueling regional arms races and crisis instability. This work explains why an epidemic of cruise missile proliferation, long forecasted by analysts, has only recently begun to occur. After first assessing the state of ballistic missile proliferation, Gormley explores the role of three factors in shaping the spread of cruise missiles. These include specialized knowledge needed for missile development; narrative messages about reasons for acquiring cruise missiles; and norms of state behavior about missile nonproliferation policy and defense doctrine. This book then addresses the policy adjustments needed to stanch the spread of cruise missiles in the first place, or, barring that, cope militarily with a more demanding missile threat consisting of both cruise and ballistic missiles.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Ballistic missiles
ISBN : PSU:000016121546

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Missile Proliferation by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science Pdf

Author : W. Seth Carus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1990-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313389771

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Ballistic Missiles in the Third World by W. Seth Carus Pdf

The proliferation of ballistic missiles in the Third World has posed a new type of challenge to policy makers in the United States. More than twenty Third World countries either possess surface-to-surface missiles or are trying to develop or acquire them. Current trends suggest that the number of countries with missiles will increase in the 1990s and that the capabilities of the available systems will also grow. W. Seth Carus assesses the threat of such proliferation to United States military forces as well as those of its allies operating in the Third World. The book studies the military utility of these missiles to the countries that possess them and covers the various military responses of Third World countries to missile proliferation. Carus also examines the various attempts the United States has made to slow the proliferation of ballistic missiles. Washington has joined many of its allies in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), a suppliers agreement designed to restrict exports of missiles and missile technologies to the Third World. According to Carus, efforts have been made to persuade the Soviet Union, China and other countries to abide by the provisions of the MTCR. After discussing the bilateral talks with proliferating countries, Carus also analyzes the attempts made to derail specific missile programs and the difficulties involved in controlling missile technology.

Author : William C Potter,Harlan W Jencks
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106011781033

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The International Missile Bazaar by William C Potter,Harlan W Jencks Pdf

"The proliferation of nuclear weapons captures headlines and raises fear within the public, but the Byzantine world of the international missile trade is a much more established and widespread threat to peace and stability. In this informative book, the full extent and interconnections of missile technology networks are laid out for the first time as fourteen experts from six countries present analytical discussions about missile proliferation in the Third World. In detailed histories of eleven national missile programs, the authors identify individuals, organizations, and their international connections. Ironically, all of the missile programs are linked not only with each other but also with the programs of NATO and former Warsaw Pact states. Even the Israeli missile program is linked - through China, Western Europe, and the United States - with those of its enemies." "The chapters follow a common format. Each author examines missile technology transactions and capabilities, structures of trade (including legal provisions, if any), and the norms influencing each country's dealings in the international arena. The result is a clear, comprehensive, and sobering account of the complex network of missile proliferation."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Bernd W. Kubbig,Sven-Eric Fikenscher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136491177

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Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East by Bernd W. Kubbig,Sven-Eric Fikenscher Pdf

This edited volume provides a systematic analysis of the missile threat and proliferation issue in the Middle East region. The question of how to increase the level of security in the Middle East is not a new one, given the conflict-ridden nature of the region. The solution attempted for this predicament has typically revolved around intense arms build-ups, a strategy which can prove self-defeating due to the subsequent countermeasures employed by neighbouring states. Arms Control and Missile Proliferation in the Middle East focuses on the strategic proliferation of arms, with a specific emphasis on missiles. This unique emphasis enables the contributors to provide a dynamic new perspective on conceptual and political disarmament efforts, thereby distinguishing this volume from many other related works on the region, which deal mainly with weapons of mass destruction. The book also explores the possibility of a reduction in weapon arsenals, examining a more promising cooperative security concept which includes confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs). This book will be of much interest to students of arms control, Middle Eastern politics, Gulf Security, war and conflict studies, security studies and IR.

Author : Keith B Payne,John Kohout,Willis Stanley
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1991-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015021508364

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Missile Defense In The 21st Century by Keith B Payne,John Kohout,Willis Stanley Pdf

Author : Brian J. Talay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996-12-01
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 1423577914

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Preventing Ballistic Missile Proliferation by Brian J. Talay Pdf

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles is now one of the greatest threats to the United States and its allies. Efforts to contain WMD proliferation, particularly the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), have had limited success and must be improved to deal with new arms proliferation challenges. This thesis examines the case of Iraq to assess the performance of the missile nonproliferation regime since 1970. By analyzing the methods used by Iraq to obtain missile systems and missile technology, this thesis assesses the ability of the international community to prevent ballistic missile proliferation. Understanding Iraq's past capabilities as well as its post-war efforts to rebuild weapons programs and procurement networks, this thesis provides suggestions for improving the regime's performance. This thesis finds that (1) prior to 1992 the MTCR failed in its attempts to prevent proliferation; (2) the existence of the MTCR, while necessary to slow proliferation, is not sufficient to prevent proliferation; and (3) additional enforcement is needed to counter WMD acquisition by resourceful and determined states.

Author : Michael Edward Brown
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0262524309

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New Global Dangers by Michael Edward Brown Pdf

Command of the commons : the military foundation of U.S. Hegemony / Barry R. Posen / - Why do states build nuclear weapons? Three models in search of a bomb / Scott D. Sagan / - Never say never again : nuclear reversal revisited / Ariel E. Levite / - Preventing nuclear entrepreneurship in russia's nuclear cities / Sharon K. Weiner / - Pathogens as weapons : the international security implications of biological warfare / Gregory Koblentz / - Dreaded risks and the control of biological weapons / Jessica Stern / - Beyond the MTCR : building a comprehensive regime to contain ballistic missile proliferation / Dinshaw Mistry / - Human security : paradigm shift or hot air? / Roland Paris / - Security, stability, and international migration / Myron Weiner / - HIV / AIDS and the changing landscape of war in Africa / Stefan Elbe / - Collateral damage : humanitarian assistance as a cause of conflict / Sarah Kenyon Lischer / - Market civilization and its clash with terror / Michael Mouusseau / - T ...

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Ballistic missiles
ISBN : UCR:31210009494335

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Missile Proliferation by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security, and Science Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Subcommittee on Military Procurement,United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UCR:31210011023841

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Proliferation Threats and Missile Defense Responses by United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Subcommittee on Military Procurement,United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security. Subcommittee on Military Research and Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000043016266

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Chinese Missile Proliferation by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Arms control
ISBN : UCSD:31822033417999

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New Challenges in Missile Proliferation, Missile Defense, and Space Security by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard H. Speier,George Nacouzi,Carrie Lee,Richard M. Moore
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833099167

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Hypersonic Missile Nonproliferation by Richard H. Speier,George Nacouzi,Carrie Lee,Richard M. Moore Pdf

"Hypersonic missiles--specifically hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles--are a new class of threat because they are capable both of maneuvering and of flying faster than 5,000 kilometers per hour. These features enable such missiles to penetrate most missile defenses and to further compress the timelines for a response by a nation under attack. missiles are being developed by the United States, Russia, and China. Their proliferation beyond these three could result in other powers setting their strategic forces on hair-trigger states of readiness. And such proliferation could enable other powers to more credibly threaten attacks on major powers. diffusion of hypersonic technology is under way in Europe, Japan, Australia, and India--with other nations beginning to explore such technology. Proliferation could cross multiple borders if hypersonic technology is offered on world markets. probably less than a decade available to substantially hinder the potential proliferation of hypersonic missiles and associated technologies. To this end, the report recommends that (1) the United States, Russia, and China should agree not to export complete hypersonic missile systems or their major components and (2) the broader international community should establish controls on a wider range of hypersonic missile hardware and technology"--Publisher's description.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Ballistic missiles
ISBN : PSU:000017421713

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National Security Implications of Missile Proliferation by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Pdf