Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11986
STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION
In: Bulletin of peace proposals: to motivate research, to inspire future oriented thinking, to promote activities for peace, Band 17, Heft 3-4, S. 465-467
ISSN: 0007-5035
THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT IF THE ABM TREATY IS TO BE RESPECTED, SO FAR AS IT PROVIDES FOR SYSTEMS OTHER THAN FIXED, LAND-BASED ONES, MUST NOT ENTER THE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING. BUT RESEARCH ALONE INTO ANY KIND OF SPACEBASED DEFENSE SYSTEM IS NOT UNLAWFUL PER SE. ONLY A COMPLETE RENUNCIATION OF BALLISTIC DEFENSE COULD BE SIGNIFICANT FOR ARMS CONTROL: TREATIES SO FAR, SUCH AS THE SATL II, HAVE SERIOUS SHORTCOMINGS, ALLOWING TOO MANY MISSILES, AND SHORT THROUGH WITH LOOPHOLES
