TY - BOOK AU - Holst,Johan J�rgen AU - Schneider,William AU - Armbruster,Frank E. ED - Hudson Institute. TI - Why ABM?: Policy issues in the missile defense controversy SN - 0080156258 AV - UG633 .W62 PY - 1969/// CY - New York PB - Pergamon Press KW - Air defenses KW - United States KW - Antimissile missiles KW - Military policy KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-302) and index; pt. I. Background and context. 1. Missile defense systems: past, present and future / William Schneider, Jr. -- 2. Missile defense: can it work? / Charles M. Herzfeld -- 3. Missile defense and strategic doctrine / Raymond D. Gastil -- pt. II. Alternative BMD deployments and rationales. 4. The case for a thin system / Herman Kahn -- 5. The case for population defense / Donald G. Brennan -- 6. The case for strategic force defense / albert Wohlstetter -- pt. III. Interactions with other policy areas. 7. Missile defense: the Soviet Union and the arms race / Johan J. Holst -- 8. Missile defense: implications for Europe / Johan J. Holst -- 9. Missile defense and non-proliferation: friends or enemies? / Michael E. Sherman -- 10. The problem of China / Frank E. Armbruster -- 11. Civil defense and missile defense / Raymond D. Gastil -- pt. IV. Some other perspectives. 12. Strategic arms control and stability: a retrospective look / Johan J. Holst -- 13. The missile defense debate in perspective / Herman Kahn ER -