Product Description: The objective of this book is to present an integrated set of original papers from leading authorities in the field related to optimal balance between arms reduction and regional and international security. The emphasis is on economics and management rather than politics and diplomacy...read more

Product Description: North Lorea's ballistic missle program, the theater missile defense debate, and ongoing discussions concerning South Korea's next generation combat aircraft have combined to heighten awareness of the critical importance of aerospace power...read more

Product Description: There has been an increasing realization that the arms race cannot be sustained by any political or economic rationale. The dramatic improvement in the relationship between the US and the USSR has had a global ripple effect. This book, derived from papers presented at a 1989 UNIDIR symposium in New York, is divided into 6 parts which define defensive strategies and examine their credibility; examine these strategies in the European bipolar context; discuss the situation in North East and South West Asia and the possible applications of defensive strategies; examine conflict situations in the Middle East and Central America...read more

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