The issue of ballistic missile defense (BMD) was a controversial one when U.S. President Reagan first advocated a strategic-level system in the early 1980s. It remains so today—defenses against theatre- and tactical-range missiles are gradually improving, but no effective strategic-level system is in sight. Consequently, mutual deterrence will continue to define great-power nuclear relations for many years to come.
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 04:00:06 +0000