| ID | 021612 |
| Title Proper | Enriching expectations |
| Other Title Information | 11 september's lessons for missile defence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gormley, Dennis M |
| Publication | 2002. |
| Description | 19-36 |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | At a time when Americans feel more vulnerable than ever before, it is appropriate that a programme for the development of national missile defence moves forward. That programme, however, should fit within a broader strategic reckoning of America's new threat environment. The lessons of 11 September ought to guide the Bush administration's decision-making as it grapples with an expensive array of new and traditional security requirements. Critical to such decision-making are intelligence estimates on the ballistic-missile threat to the United States. Yet, 11 September is seen by many as a catastrophic ‘intelligence failure’. In fact, it was more a failure of ‘strategic imagination’ than of intelligence per se. As policymakers look to the future, they should take care not to mistake the most familiar threats – such as ballistic missiles – for the most likely ones. Likewise, in pursuing military-hardware solutions, they should not discount the importance of multilateral arms control. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival Vol. 44, No. 2; Summer 2002: p19-36 |
| Journal Source | Survival Vol: 44 No 2 |
| Key Words | Missile Defence ; NMD ; International Terrorism ; Intelligence |