Missile Defense Options for Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan : A Review of the Defense Department Report to Congress

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Reviews unclassified 1999 DOD report to Congress on U.S. theater missile defense systems that could protect, and could be transferred to, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Summarizes DOD report, and,...

Reviews unclassified 1999 DOD report to Congress on U.S. theater missile defense systems that could protect, and could be transferred to, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Summarizes DOD report, and, for clarification, some of its unstated assumptions. Analyzes policy implications of the report's findings and assumptions, and outlines U.S. options for missile defense in East Asia.

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