NAVIAS Martin

Ballistic missile proliferation in the third world - Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press for SIPRI, 1990 - 78 pages.

Describes the development and proliferation of ballistic missiles. Notes that military versions can readily be adapted from rockets designed for civilian purposes. Considers the psychological value of ballistic missiles; and looks at the effect that withholding strategic elements of technologies can have on the development of local alternatives. Covers the technology of rocketry and concludes that proliferation is possible but not inevitable.

0080409679 (hbk.)


ARMS CONTROL
BALLISTIC MISSILES
PROLIFERATION