This book links the larger cultural process from which strategic posture is ultimately derived to the utility of strategic defenses. If strategic defenses are a

The concept and utility of strategic defense should be evaluated in an embracing cultural context defined by the values, attitudes, and worldview of society—i

Examines the ways in which views of technology have been used in debates over ballistic missile defence.

This volume focuses on the processes by which rulers and states have framed strategy from the fifth century BC to the present.