Defending America : the case for limited national missile defense / James M. Lindsay, Michael E. O'Hanlon.

ch. 1. 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
ch. 2. 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
ch. 3. 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
ch. 4. Missile defense programs and architectures. Midcourse defense: the Clinton Administration program
Larger midcourse defenses
Boost-phase defenses
Layered and space-based systems
Conclusion
ch. 5. The international politics of missile defense
Russia
China
America's friends and allies
South Asia
No more disarmament?
ch. 6. 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.