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• catalog abstract ""The Cold War's legacy has been characterized by a systematic pattern of threat inflation, a relentless stream of surplus weapons development, and a predilection for a brand of secret science that lines the pockets of defense contractors and swells the war chests of hawkish politicians - things that fray the fabric of democracy. There is perhaps no military project more representative of this legacy than ballistic missile defense (BMD). Since Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars address" in 1983, taxpayers have spent more than $100 billion on BMD projects. Close examination reveals that many of these programs were of dubious value. Politically seductive but scientifically elusive, the notion of missile defense has given rise to waves of runaway rhetoric featuring technical claims that have outstripped supporting scientific data." "Many expected that such instances of strategic deception would crumble with the Berlin Wall, but interlocking military and industrial interests have invented sophisticated new forms of deception to keep BMD projects alive. In this work, Gordon Mitchell examines the technical and political dimensions of the recurrent BMD controversies from a rhetorical perspective. His analysis yields original insights into the origins and dynamics of Reagan's Star Wars proposal, the postmodern complexities of strategic deception on Patriot missile accuracy in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as well as fresh perspectives on Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) and National Missile Defense (NMD). Mitchell believes that, as the episodes of strategic deception in missile defense advocacy recur perennially, the democratic pedigree of American society erodes."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b11868549.
• catalog coverage "United States Armed Forces Appropriations and expenditures.".
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1989-".
• catalog created "c2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "c2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
• catalog description ""Many expected that such instances of strategic deception would crumble with the Berlin Wall, but interlocking military and industrial interests have invented sophisticated new forms of deception to keep BMD projects alive. In this work, Gordon Mitchell examines the technical and political dimensions of the recurrent BMD controversies from a rhetorical perspective. His analysis yields original insights into the origins and dynamics of Reagan's Star Wars proposal, the postmodern complexities of strategic deception on Patriot missile accuracy in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as well as fresh perspectives on Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) and National Missile Defense (NMD).".
• catalog description ""The Cold War's legacy has been characterized by a systematic pattern of threat inflation, a relentless stream of surplus weapons development, and a predilection for a brand of secret science that lines the pockets of defense contractors and swells the war chests of hawkish politicians - things that fray the fabric of democracy. There is perhaps no military project more representative of this legacy than ballistic missile defense (BMD). Since Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars address" in 1983, taxpayers have spent more than $100 billion on BMD projects. Close examination reveals that many of these programs were of dubious value.".
• catalog description "1. Missile defense advocacy in rhetorical and historical perspective. History of U.S. ballistic missile defense ; Critical approach. -- 2. Star wars and the quest for an elusive "leakproof" missile shield. The x-ray laser and Reagan's MAD escape ; Desert tests and Teller's zest ; Brilliant bluff or dangerous delusion? -- 3. Placebo defense: the rhetoric of Patriot missile accuracy in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Patriot's rhetorical role as "scudbusting" hero ; Postwar controversy over Patriot accuracy ; A tough placebo to swallow. -- 4. Whose shoe fits best? Dubious physics and power politics in the TMD footprint controversy. Post-Cold War missile defense and the ABM treat ; Finding the right fit: the debate over THAAD's footprint size ; Sizing up the footprint controversy ; THAAD's "rush to failure": on the road to nowhere? -- 5. Living with the legacy of strategic deception in missile defense advocacy. Common threads and new twists in the legacy of strategic deception ; National missile defense "as soon as technologically possible" ; Future paths.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Mitchell believes that, as the episodes of strategic deception in missile defense advocacy recur perennially, the democratic pedigree of American society erodes."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Politically seductive but scientifically elusive, the notion of missile defense has given rise to waves of runaway rhetoric featuring technical claims that have outstripped supporting scientific data."".
• catalog extent "xix, 390 p., [9] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Strategic deception.".
• catalog identifier "0870135570 (clothbound : alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "0870135589 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Strategic deception.".
• catalog isPartOf "Rhetoric and public affairs series".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "c2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "East Lansing : Michigan State University Press,".
• catalog relation "Strategic deception.".
• catalog spatial "United States Armed Forces Appropriations and expenditures.".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1945-1989.".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1989-".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "358.1/74/097309045 21".
• catalog subject "Ballistic missile defenses United States.".
• catalog subject "English language United States Rhetoric.".
• catalog subject "Rhetoric Political aspects United States.".
• catalog subject "UG743 .M58 2000".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Missile defense advocacy in rhetorical and historical perspective. History of U.S. ballistic missile defense ; Critical approach. -- 2. Star wars and the quest for an elusive "leakproof" missile shield. The x-ray laser and Reagan's MAD escape ; Desert tests and Teller's zest ; Brilliant bluff or dangerous delusion? -- 3. Placebo defense: the rhetoric of Patriot missile accuracy in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Patriot's rhetorical role as "scudbusting" hero ; Postwar controversy over Patriot accuracy ; A tough placebo to swallow. -- 4. Whose shoe fits best? Dubious physics and power politics in the TMD footprint controversy. Post-Cold War missile defense and the ABM treat ; Finding the right fit: the debate over THAAD's footprint size ; Sizing up the footprint controversy ; THAAD's "rush to failure": on the road to nowhere? -- 5. Living with the legacy of strategic deception in missile defense advocacy. Common threads and new twists in the legacy of strategic deception ; National missile defense "as soon as technologically possible" ; Future paths.".
• catalog title "Strategic deception : rhetoric, science, and politics in missile defense advocacy / Gordon R. Mitchell.".
• catalog type "text".