Download or read book Interaction of Strategic Defenses with Crisis Stability: Part III. Summary and Conclusions written by Bo West and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retaliatory deterrence is now carried primarily by SLBMs. START would shift that towards aircraft. Moderate defenses would shift retaliation strongly towards aircraft. Combined boost- and midcourse defenses would increase stability. Mutual reductions of heavy ICBMs have little impact in the absence of defenses. It appears preferable to defend current missiles in place. Unilateral deployments of defense leave crisis indices unchanged while reducing the number of weapons delivered. One-sided reductions in conjunction with defenses produce intermediate indices. Interactive reduction of defense suppression could reduce penetration to marginal levels. Coupling between second strike and target set could be resolved by altering objectives or the target set.