Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1954-2009 - Deja Vu All over Again

Klappentext James G. Fergusson is the director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies and a professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. Zusammenfassung This insightful book offers an explanation for Canada’s uncertain response to US ballistic missile defence initiatives from the 1950s to the present. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePrologue ¿ What¿s with Defence?Act 1 ¿ Anti-Ballistic Missiles: Don¿t Worry, Be Happy (1954-71)Act 2 ¿ The Strategic Defence Initiative: Much Ado About Very Little (1972-85)Act 3 ¿ Global Protection Against Limited Strikes: Too Close for Comfort (1986-92)Act 4 ¿ National Missile Defense: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (1993-2000)Act 5 ¿ Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense: Is this the End? (2001-05)Epilogue ¿ Forward to the Past (2005 and Beyond)NotesBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: James Fergusson, James G. Fergusson
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9780774817516
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1751-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H; Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H
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