Missile defenses and American security 2002 : a new era : proceedings from the 2002 Conference on Missile Defenses and American Security / American Foreign Policy Council.

Includes bibliographical references.

Toward missile defense: the administration and Congress / Curt Weldon -- Panel I. Technologies. Sea-based defenses and the Aegis option / J.D. Williams -- Ground-based missile defenses, the view from Greely / Peter Huessy -- Space-based defenses, prospects for the future / Henry Cooper -- Panel II. Emerging missile threats. Iran, capabilities and intentions / Michael Eisenstadt -- Iraq's missiles and weapons of mass destruction / David Kay -- The threat from North Korea / Nicholas Eberstadt -- The expanded "axis", Libya and Syria / David Wurmser -- Briefing on Pentagon missile defense activities / Keith Payne -- Panel III. International cooperation. The emerging missile defense architecture in Asia / Richard Fisher -- Allies and opportunities in the Middle East / Ilan Berman -- Europe and the U.S.: projects and possibilities / Samuel Adcock -- Missile defense and the U.S.-Russian relationship / R. James Woolsey -- The way ahead for the White House / Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.