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Strategic deception: rhetoric, science, and politics in missile defense advocacy

Gordon R. Mitchell c2000 © Michigan State University Press
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  • 9780870135576 (hardcover)
  • 9780870135583 (paper)
Subject
  • Communications
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  • Table of Contents

  • Reviews

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  • Frontmatter
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations (page ix)
  • Preface (page xiii)
  • 1 Missile Defense Advocacy in Rhetorical and Historical Perspective (page 1)
    • History of U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense (page 5)
    • Critical Approach (page 11)
    • Conclusion (page 23)
  • 2 Star Wars and the Quest for an Elusive "Leakproof" Missile Shield (page 47)
    • The X-Ray and Reagan's MAD Escape (page 50)
    • Desert Tests and Teller's Zest (page 59)
    • Brilliant Bluff or Dangerous Delusion? (page 70)
    • Conclusion (page 94)
  • 3 Placebo Defense: The Rhetoric of Patriot Missile Accuracy in the 1991 Persian Gulf War (page 121)
    • Patriot's Rhetorical Role as "Scudbusting" Hero (page 124)
    • Postwar Controversy over Patriot Accuracy (page 138)
    • A Tough Placebo to Swallow (page 152)
    • Conclusion (page 159)
  • 4 Whose Shoe Fits Best? Dubious Physics and Power Politics in the TMD Footprint Controversy (page 181)
    • Post-Cold War Missile Defense and the ABM Treaty (page 184)
    • Finding the Right Fit: The Debate over THAAD's Footprint Size (page 188)
    • Sizing Up the Footprint Controversy (page 201)
    • THAAD's "Rush to Failure": On the Road to Nowhere? (page 209)
    • Conclusion (page 215)
  • 5 Living with the Legacy of Strategic Deception in Missile Defense Advocacy (page 227)
    • Common Threads and New Twists in the Legacy of Strategic Deception (page 231)
    • National Missile Defense "as Soon as Technologically Possible" (page 251)
    • Future Paths (page 266)
    • Conclusion (page 278)
  • References (page 307)
  • Index (page 365)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
PSQ 116.3 (Autumn 2001): 479-480 http://www.jstor.org/stable/798043
IJWP 18.3 (Sep. 2001): 77-79 http://www.jstor.org/stable/20753319
ISIS 93.1 (Mar. 2002): 159-160 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/343336
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