U.S. National Missile Defense Policy and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held October 13, 1999, Svazek 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - Počet stran: 174 |
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Strana 65 - Title 22 of the United States Code, and Section 301 of the National Emergencies Act (50 USC 1631), in view of the continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United States...
Strana 123 - Iran could test an ICBM that could deliver a several-hundred kilogram payload to many parts of the United States in the last half of the next decade using Russian technology and assistance.
Strana 140 - Foreign Missile Developments and the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States Through 2015, September 1999.
Strana 84 - US government as ambassador to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), Vienna, 1989-1991 ; Under Secretary of the Navy, 1977-1979; and General Counsel to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1970-1973. He was also appointed by the President as delegate at large to the US-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) and Nuclear and Space Arms Talks (NST), and served in that capacity on a part-time basis in Geneva, 1983-1986. During military service in the US Army he served...
Strana 72 - Soviet operational missile performance in wartime may be somewhat less accurate than performance on the test range, the Soviets nevertheless now probably possess the necessary combination of ICBM numbers, reliability, accuracy, and warhead yield to destroy almost all of the 1,047 US ICBM silos, using only a portion of their own ICBM force.
Strana 133 - ... could" develop gives more credence than is warranted to developments that may prove implausible.) We did not attempt to address all of the potential political, economic, and social changes that could occur. Rather, we analyzed the level of success and the pace countries have experienced in their development efforts, international technology transfers, political motives, military incentives, and economic resources. From that basis, we projected possible and likely missile developments by 2015...
Strana 124 - By 2015, China will likely have tens of missiles targeted against the United States, having added a few tens of more survivable land- and sea-based mobile missiles with smaller nuclear war 'leads — in part influenced by US . technology gained through espionage.
Strana 123 - If it could acquire No Dongs from North Korea, Iraq could test a more capable ICBM along the same lines within a few years of the No Dong acquisition. • Analysts differ on the likely timing of Iraq's first flight test of an ICBM that could threaten the United States. Assessments include unlikely before 2015; and likely before 2015. possibly before 2010 — foreign assistance would affect the capability and timing.
Strana 120 - US victory and potentially deter Washington from pursuing certain objectives. Moreover, some countries, including some without hostile intent towards the United States, probably view missiles as a means of providing an independent deterrent and war-fighting capabilities. Third, the probability that a WMD-armed missile will be used against US forces or interests is higher today than during most of the Cold War.
Strana 83 - ... days of 1992. I believe with the current Russian Government, success is most unlikely, but I think the probability is not zero. If such an approach proves fruitless, there are ample legal and strategic grounds, in my view, for withdrawing from the treaty. We cannot perpetually let our security versus the likes of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq be held hostage to Russia's not wanting us to have defenses. In the meantime, Mr. Chairman, I do not support, and I urged the Senate nearly 2 years ago not...