The United States' European Phased Adaptive Approach Missile Defense System Defending Against Iranian Missile Threats Without Diluting the Russian Deterrent

• Main Author: Sankaran, Jaganath (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: European history; Nuclear weapons; Defence strategy, planning & research; Arms negotiation & control; Political Science; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In 2013, the United States opted to cancel Phase 4 of its European Phased Adaptive Approach missile defense system. Russia had cited it as a threat to its nuclear deterrent. This report demonstrates that the restructured U.S. system is able to defend against a range of current and future Iranian mis...