National Missile Defense: Issues for Congress (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised July 17, 2001 |
| Report Number |
IB10034 |
| Authors |
Amy F. Woolf and Steven A. Hildreth, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Many in Congress and outside the government have shown a growing interest in recent years in deploying a ballistic missile defense to protect the United States from attack. The 1972 ABM Treaty prohibits nationwide defense but permits the United States to deploy up to 100 interceptors for long-range ballistic missiles at a single site. Many supporters of the National Missile Defense (NMD) argue that the United States must amend or abrogate this treaty so that it can pursue a more robust defense.
