Defending America. Déjà vu all over again - - Is the third time a charm? - - Why not prevention, preemption, and deterrence? - - Sensible defense means limited defense - - A modest proposal - - Missile defense : concepts and systems - - Basic elements of ballistic missiles - - The trajectory of a ballistic missile - - Basic types of missile defenses - - Types of theater missile defenses - - Types of national missile defense - - Decoys and other countermeasures - - The threat. A growing ballistic missile threat? - - Russia - - China - - North Korea, Iran, and Iraq - - Other emerging ballistic missile powers - - Alternative threats - - The consequences of a missile attack - - Missile defense programs and architectures. Midcourse defense : the Clinton Administration program - - Larger midcourse defenses - - Boost-phase defenses - - Layered and space-based systems - - Conclusion - - The international politics of missile defense - - Russia - - China - - America's friends and allies - - South Asia - - No more disarmament? - - Missile defense and American security. A limited, two-tier national missile defense against "rogue" regimes - - Selling a limited, two-tier defense abroad - - Selling a limited, two-tier defense at home - - Appendixes: A. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and related documents - - B. Excerpts from the DCI National Intelligence Estimate - - C. Excerpts from the 1998 Rumsfeld Commission Report - - D. Excerpts from the 1999 National Intelligence Review - - Notes - - Index.