Reproduced from the Quarterly Journal of International Politics, with kind permission of the authors and the Institute of International Studies, Tsinghua University
Who is the Target of the US Anti-missile System Deployed in Eastern Europe?*
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US–Russian Dialogue Concerning US Deployment of an Anti-missile System in Eastern Europe |
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The United States announced in January of 2007 that it would hold talks with Poland and the Czech Republic on the possible deployment of a missile defence system in their countries. The system's purpose would be to guard against potential missile attacks from Iran and the DPRK. The United States proposed deploying a 10-interceptor anti-missile launch site in Poland, an X-band radar installation in the Czech Republic and a radar station on edge of the Caucasus.1 US officials stressed that as these detection devices and interceptor missiles would be trained on ballistic missile launch sites in the Middle East, they would not prejudice Russia's military might in Europe.2 US Officials also made the point that the several hundred ballistic missiles in Russia's possession are far in excess of the minimum capacity necessary to overwhelm an Eastern European-located anti-missile system of just 10 interceptor missiles.3
The United States at the same
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Research Methodology and Assumptions |
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Interception Range of the Proposed Eastern European Anti-missile System |
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A Potential Russian Response: Development of Defence Penetration Technology |
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A Second Potential Russian Response: Reneging on Arms Control Commitments |
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Conclusion |
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Appendix I: Models of Offensive Missiles and Interceptors |
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Model THAAD
Model GBI
Model KEI
Model ICBM
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Appendix II: Interceptor Missile Launch Delay Time |
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Definition of Interceptor Launch Delay Time
Calculation of Launch Delay Time
Calculations of Launch Delay Time