U.S. Arms Control Objectives and the Implications for Ballistic Missile Defense. Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, November 1-2, 1979

摘要

On November 1-2, 1979, the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University sponsored a symposium on U.S. Arms Control Objectives and the Implications for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). The purposes of the symposium were: (1) to discuss arms control objectives and strategies beyond SALT II and their implications for the U.S. BMD program; (2) to identify, analyze and assess the current status and trends in U.S. BMD R&D programs; (3) to assess the significance of constraints imposed by the ABM Treaty on the implementation of current and planned BMD R&D programs; (4) to explore the status of Soviet thinking on work in the field of ballistic missile defense; (5) to examine the application of BMD technologies for missions other than the protection of U.S. land-based ICBMs; and (6) to analyze the strategic significance and arms control implications of alternative modes and levels of BMD development, including deployments which are limited by agreement to defense of American and Soviet strategic offensive forces. Each of these six issues was the subject of a paper commissioned for the symposium. These papers plus a rapporteur's report comprise the set of conference proceedings. (Author)