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Joint committees from the US National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences examined missile defense systems and the threats they are intended to counter, in terms of both technical implications and the options for cooperation between Russia and the US. Options range from no cooperation, to independent but joined systems, to a joint missile defense system. A consensus report is being published in English and Russian.
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Consensus
·2021
As ballistic missile technology proliferates, and as ballistic missile defenses are deployed by both the Russian Federation and the United States, it is increasingly important for these two countries to seek ways to reap the benefits of systems that can protect their own national security interests...
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An ad hoc committee, working jointly with a committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), will conduct a technical examination of missile defense systems planned for deployment and the threats that they are intended to counter in the context of strategic stability. The joint committees will examine both the technical implications of planned missile defense deployments for Russian and U.S. strategic deterrents and the benefits and disadvantages of a range of options for cooperation on missile defense. The range of options will include (a) no cooperation between independent, unconnected, and uncoordinated missile defense systems following existing plans, (b) independent but joined systems, linked through, for example, a joint data and monitoring center and a joint planning center, and (c) a joint missile defense system, including mutually beneficial, jointly developed capabilities to counter missile threats. The joint committees will issue a single consensus report to be published in English and translated into Russian.
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Rita Guenther
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