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This volume reviews the debates surrounding the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense systems and their deployment by George W. Bush, allowing readers to assess for themselves the significance of Bush's decisions.

Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1 Missile Defense to ABM Diplomacy: From Eisenhower to Nixon 2 The Strategic Defense Initiative: From Reagan to G.H.W. Bush 3 Politics of Missile Defense Deployment: From William Clinton to George W. Bush 4 Missile Defense in Europe: Bush to Obama 5 North Korean and Iranian Missile Programs: Their Regional Impact 6 The Status of Missile Defense Systems 7 The Obama Administration and Missile Defense Reflections Notes Selected References Index

About the Author

Richard Dean Burns is professor emeritus of history at California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

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…recommended for collections on security studies.
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