Number: RL30654
Title: National Missile Defense and Early Warning Radars: Background and Issues
Authors: Larry Chasteen, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: The Clinton Administration is scheduled to decide by Fall 2000 whether the United States should begin deploying a National Missile Defense (NMD) system. This system could achieve initial operational capability by 2005 and would be designed to protect the United States from a limited attack by intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). This report addresses the issues associated with the planned radar upgrades and related options for Congress.
Pages: 15
Date: Updated August 25, 2000