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Star Wars and European Defence

Implications for Europe: Perception and Assessments

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Hans Günter Brauch

    1. Institute of Political Science, Stuttgart University, Germany

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-li
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Hans Günter Brauch
      Pages 1-6

  3. American and Soviet Space and BMD Programmes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. A Global Defence Against Ballistic Missiles

      • Simon Peter Worden
      Pages 9-25

    3. Offensive Nuclear Forces, Strategic Defence and Arms Control

      • Gary L. Guertner
      Pages 26-49

    4. SDI — A Reaction to or a Hedge Against Soviet BMD Projects: Soviet Military Space Activities and European Security

      • Hans Günter Brauch
      Pages 50-126

  5. Assessments of the Strategic Consequences of SDI for Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329
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    2. The Implications of BMD for Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent

      • Paul B. Stares
      Pages 331-340

    3. The Implications of SDI for French Defence Policy

      • Alain Carton
      Pages 341-351

    4. The Geostrategic Risks of SDI

      • Peter A. Wilson
      Pages 352-370

  6. The ABM Treaty — From SDI to EDI

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 371-371
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    2. The ABM Treaty — its Evolution, Interpretation and Grey Areas, and an Official Attempt at Reinterpretation

      • John B. Rhinelander
      Pages 373-435

    3. From SDI to EDI — Elements of a European Defence Architecture

      • Hans Günter Brauch
      Pages 436-499
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    Hans Günter Brauch

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