Strategic defences and the future of the arms race : a Pugwash Symposium [London, 5-8 December 1985

The organisation of the Symposium was made possible by generous grants from the Joseph Rowntree Social Service Trust and the Nuffield Foundation. The British Pugwash Group wishes to express its indebtedness to them for this vital support. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Strategic Defences....Pages 3-10 The Pugwash Symposium on Strategic Defences: An Overview....Pages 11-34 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 Space-Strike Arms and International Security....Pages 37-79 What is SDI?....Pages 80-86 Lasers for Ballistic Missile Defence-An Update....Pages 87-91 Software Aspects of SDI....Pages 92-95 ASAT and BMD....Pages 96-101 Front Matter....Pages 103-103 Strategic Defences and United States-Soviet Relations....Pages 105-114 Weaponisation of Space....Pages 115-118 What Would be the Benefits of SDI if Successful?....Pages 119-122 Star Wars: Defensive Shield or First Strike Capability?....Pages 123-127 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Missile Defence in NATO Europe....Pages 131-142 British Attitudes on SDI....Pages 143-150 The Debate on SDI in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 151-161 Prospects and Possible Consequences for Defence in Central Europe....Pages 162-165 War or Peace in Space? The European Dilemma....Pages 166-170 EUREKA-How much of a European SDI?....Pages 171-178 NORAD and the SDI-A Canadian View....Pages 179-183 Barriers to Allied Participation in the SDI....Pages 184-197 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Interpretations of the ABM Treaty....Pages 201-203 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 The Military Use of Space and the International Legal System....Pages 204-215 Legal Rules for Space....Pages 216-219 On the Question of ‘Research’ in the Strategic Defence Initiative and the ABM Treaty....Pages 220-222 Limited ASAT Treaties in relation to the ABM Treaty....Pages 223-225 An Arms Control Proposal Limiting High-Altitude ASAT Weapons....Pages 226-239 Résumé of the Discussion on Strategic Defences....Pages 240-252 Back Matter....Pages 253-286