A Shield in Space?
  Preface
  Acronyms and Abbreviations

 collapse sectionChapter 1  Why SDI?
 •The Novelty Of SDI
 •The Political Background
 •The Role Of Edward Teller
 •Bypassing The "Establishment"
 •The Import Of The March 23 Speech
 •The Strategic Rationale For The SDI
 •The Economic Rationale
 •The Political Rationale
 •Adjusting The Focus
 •The SDI In Perspective
 collapse sectionChapter 2  The Elusive Quest For Strategic Defenses Lessons of Recent History
 •The United States' Defensive Effort From The 1950s To 1975
 •The Soviet Effort In Defensive Systems
 •Why The Different Approaches?
 •The Militarization Of Space
 •The United States' Development Of ASATs
 •The Soviet Military Space Program
 •Civil Space Cooperation
 collapse sectionChapter 3 Measure for Measure The Technological Prospect
 •The Proposed Technologies
 collapse sectionA Layered Defense: The SDI Architecture
 •Phase I: Boost-Phase Intercept
 •Phase II: Post-Boost-Phase Intercept
 •Phase III: Midcourse Intercept
 •Phase IV: Terminal Defense
 •Battle Management
 •The Testing Problem
 •The Aps Study
 •The Controversy Over The APS Report
 •The Proposal For Early Deployment
 •A More Modest Proposal: ALPS
 •From "Smart Rocks" To "Brilliant Pebbles": Another Supposed Last Move
 collapse sectionWhat Might Come Of This Research? Four Possibilities
 •Case 1: Great Promise
 •Case 2: Some Promise
 •Case 3: Little Promise
 •Case 4: No Promise
 collapse sectionChapter 4  A Defense Transition? SDI and Strategic Stability
 •The Middle Course
 •The Case For A Defense Transition
 collapse sectionFour Options
 •Option I. Deterrence As Usual
 •Option 2.  The Case For A Limited Deployment
 •Option 3. Arms Reduction And A Moratorium On Deployment
 •Option 4. Unrestricted Competition
 •Is There No Better Alternative?
 collapse sectionChapter 5 "Don't Ask the Soviets. Tell Them" SDI and Arms Control
 •The ABM Treaty And Salt: The Link That Failed
 •From Deadlock To Dashed Hopes: The Impasse At Reykjavík
 •The Political Effort To Shore Up SDI
 collapse sectionThe Terms Of The ABM Treaty
 •The Testing Issue
 collapse sectionReinterpreting The Text: The Rise Of The "Legally Correct" Interpretation
 •Sofaer's Case For The "Broad" Interpretation
 •The Rebuttal Of The "New Interpretation"
 •The Treaty And SDI Experiments
 •The Disagreement At Reykjavík
 •The Soviet Position
 •Breaking The Impasse
 collapse sectionChapter 6 A "Maginot Line of the Twenty-first Century"? SDI and the Western Alliance
 •The Initial Shock
 •Mollifying Western Europe
 •The "Intermediate Option" In Europe: Toward A Division Of Labor
 collapse sectionThe ATBM Issue
 •Shifting Soviet Strategy
 •Possible NATO Responses
 •SDI And The Western Alliance: The Prospective Problems
 collapse sectionChapter 7 Deploy or Perish SDI and Domestic Politics
 •Democratic Principles And The Cold War
 •SDI And Earlier Military Projects: A Comparison
 •The "Iron Triangle"
 •The Political Auspices Of SDI
 •Public Support For SDI
 •Creating A Special Office: SDIO
 collapse sectionThe Debate Among The Scientists
 •Scientific Judgment And Political Commitment
 •Organizing A Constituency: SDIO And The Contractors
 •Congress And SDI: The Battle For The Future Of The Project
 •Drawing The Political Lesson
 collapse sectionChapter 8  Calculating the Costs and Benefits
 •The Research Phase: Projections And Actual Appropriations
 •The Present Status Of SDI
 •Reorienting The "Investment Strategy"
 •Gauging The Direct And Indirect Costs Of Deployment
 •Projecting The Costs Of Initial Deployment
 •Blechman And Utgoff's Four "Notional" Systems
 •The SDIO/Marshall Institute Phase I System
 •The Spin-Off Issue
 collapse sectionChapter 9  Security Through Technology An Illusory Faith
 •The Effects Of Politicization: Reviewing The Evidence
 •Prospects For U.S.-Soviet Agreement
 •The Consequences Of A Failure To Achieve Agreement
 •Motives And Consequences
 •Resistance To Arms Control: The Mindset Behind SDI
 •The Political System As A Corrective
 •The Myth Of Technological Determinism
 •Avoiding The Illusory Faith In Security Through Technology

 collapse sectionNotes
 •Chapter 1 Why SDI?
 •Chapter 2 The Elusive Quest For Strategic DefensesLessons of Recent History
 •Chapter 3Measure for MeasureThe Technological Prospect
 •Chapter 4 A Defense Transition?SDI and Strategic Stability
 •Chapter 5"Don't Ask the Soviets. Tell Them"SDI and Arms Control
 •Chapter 6A "Maginot Line of the Twenty-first Century"?SDI and the Western Alliance
 •Chapter 7Deploy or PerishSDI and Domestic Politics
 •Chapter 8 Calculating the Costs and Benefits
 •Chapter 9 Security Through TechnologyAn Illusory Faith
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