National Missile Defence Revisited, Again a Reply to David Mutimer

Harvey responds to David Mutimer's (2001) criticisms of his initial reply to critics of national missile defense. Asserting that Mutimer has avoided direct confrontation with his central tenets by focusing on his purported reversal of "the burden of proof," Harvey accuses Mutimer of e...

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Published inInternational journal (Toronto) Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 347 - 360
Main Author Harvey, Frank P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England Canadian Institute of International Affairs 01.04.2001
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Armaments
Arms control agreements
Arms control and disarmament
Ballistic missiles
Comment & Opinion
Defense
Defense Spending
Foreign Policy
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
International Relations
International security
Military technology
Missile defense
Missiles
Mutimer, David
Mutual assured destruction
National Security
Political debate
Rogue states
United States of America
United States
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Summary:Harvey responds to David Mutimer's (2001) criticisms of his initial reply to critics of national missile defense. Asserting that Mutimer has avoided direct confrontation with his central tenets by focusing on his purported reversal of "the burden of proof," Harvey accuses Mutimer of excessive dependence on legal terms & ways of seeing, & returns "the burden of proof" back to the court of NMD opponents. Harvey says two of the arguments against NMD are mutually exclusive & chips away at Mutimer's statements about Chinese & Russian defense actions & sentiments. Harvey criticizes Mutimer's case for deterrence & asserts the redundancy of his arguments against "rogue" nations' motivations & potentials for ICBM attacks. Consistent decrying of the lack of technicality in Mutimer's arguments is leavened by admission of the "sophistication" of his thoughts on post-Cold War proliferation. M. C. Leary
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ISSN:0020-7020
2052-465X
DOI:10.1177/002070200105600210