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Strategic thinking, Deterrence anD the US BalliStic MiSSile DefenSe Project This page has been left blank intentionally Strategic thinking, Deterrence and the US Ballistic Missile Defense Project from truman to obama reUBen Steff © reuben Steff 2013 all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. reuben Steff has asserted his right under the copyright, Designs and Patents act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by ashgate Publishing limited ashgate Publishing company Wey court east 110 cherry Street Union road Suite 3-1 farnham Burlington, Vt 05401-3818 Surrey, gU9 7Pt USa england www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data a catalogue record for this book is available from the British library The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows: Steff, reuben. Strategic thinking, deterrence and the US ballistic missile defense project : from truman to obama / by reuben Steff. pages cm includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978-1-4094-6935-3 (hardback) – iSBn 978-1-4094-6936-0 (ebook) – iSBn 978- 1-4094-6937-7 (epub) 1. Ballistic missile defenses–government policy–United States. 2. Deterrence (Strategy)–governmental policy–United States. 3. national security– United States. i. title. Ug743.S738 2013 358.1’740973–dc23 2013007751 iSBn 9781409469353 (hbk) iSBn 9781409469360 (ebk – PDf) iSBn 9781409469377 (ebk – ePUB) V contents Acknowledgements vii List of Abbreviations ix introduction 1 1 Deterrence theory, World order and Missile Defense 7 2 the emergence of the Missile Defense Project after 1945 35 3 Holding the Line Against the Nuclear Warfighters? the clinton administration and the containment of rogue States 53 4 the Paradigm Shift: the george W. Bush administration’s embrace of Missile Defense 79 5 Finding the Middle Ground? The Obama administration’s consolidation and expansion of Missile Defense 103 6 Destabilizing great Power relations: russian and chinese hard Balancing against US Missile Defense 117 7 the contours of the Missile Defense Debate in the Twenty-first Century 139 8 the Persistence of the Missile Defense Project: Domestic and Systemic Drivers 159 conclusion 177 Bibliography 185 Index 219 This page has been left blank intentionally acknowledgements i am deeply grateful to Professor robert g. Patman for the time he spent reading this work and subsequent input. i could not have asked for a better academic role model and i am grateful to him for all he has taught me. Dr. nicholas khoo also played a valuable role by suggesting amendments and providing excellent sources. Peter cozens, former director of the centre for Strategic Studies new Zealand, met with me on several occasions at the beginning of this project, providing keen insights that provided a brilliant intellectual spark with which to begin this project. i thank my family for their generosity, love and support. i am greatly indebted to my sister, carmel, and my parents, all of whom have edited this work in its various incarnations. i would also like to thank the Department of Political Studies at the University of otago which assisted with my trips abroad to the international Security Studies and arms control Section of the american Political Science association conference in rhode island in 2010, the Uk Political Studies association annual conference in london in 2011, and the australian Political Studies conference in Canberra, 2011. My project benefited from contributions and critiques at these conferences, and through departmental seminars. i thank these institutions for their support. finally, i dedicate this study to my good friend Didem Yaman, who tragically passed away during the early stages of this project. She was a considerate and selfless person, and taught me the value of living in the present. I am honored to have known her. This page has been left blank intentionally list of abbreviations a2/aD anti-access/area-Denial aBl airborne laser aBM anti-Ballistic Missile treaty arPa advanced research Projects agency aSat anti-Satellite aSB air-Sea Battle BMD Ballistic Missile Defense BMDo Ballistic Missile Defense organization BMDr Ballistic Missile Defense review caD collective actor Deterrence caD+ collective actor Defense cD conference on Disarmament cia central intelligence agency cP counterproliferation cPrc counterproliferation Program review committee cta comparative technological advantage ctBt comprehensive test-Ban treaty ctr cooperative threat reduction DarPa Defense advanced research Projects agency Dcag Deterrence concepts advisory group Dci Defense counterproliferation initiative DoD Department of Defense Doe Department of energy DPg Defense Planning guidance DSB Defense Science Board fSD full Spectrum Dominance GAO General Accounting Office gDP gross Domestic Product gMD ground-based Missile Defense gPalS global Protection against limited Strikes hDBt hardened and Deeply Buried targets
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