Pursuit of the Shield: The U.S. Quest for Limited Ballistic Missile Defense

By K. Scott McMahon

Since the 1960s, U.S. political leaders have engaged in a controversial debate regarding the deployment of a strategic ballistic missile defense (BMD) system to protect the American homeland. Using an analytic framework consisting of prerequisites for successful strategic weapon programs, this book assesses BMD proposals from the Cold War era (focusing primarily on the 1967 'Sentinel' proposal).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761806865
• ISBN13: 9780761806868
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.4"