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2006.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This article examines how the global proliferation of ballistic missiles armed with weapons of mass destruction is reshaping future conflicts by introducing more widely the means of modern strategic warfare that were once the purview of a small number of states. This transformation in the security environment holds profound consequences for the United States. Continued American engagement abroad will progressively expose the U.S. to a wider range of homeland, as well as regional, dangers from these weapons. Consequently, the United States is reexamining the potential contribution of defenses against ballistic missiles and how such capabilities may better enable it to meet future military risks and its security commitments at an acceptable cost.
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