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“East
Asian Regional Security Futures: Theater Missile Defense Implications”
The United Nations University,
Tokyo, Japan, June 24-5, 2000
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On June 24-5, the Nautilus
Institute and The
United Nations University
jointly convened the collaborative workshop,
“East Asian Regional Security Futures: Theater Missile Defense Implications.”
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The purpose of the meeting was to increase communication
and knowledge of current theater missile defense (TMD) proposals among
specialists from China, Japan and the United States. The main
goals of the meeting were to reduce misperceptions and clarify mutual understandings
of the issues, and to explore constructive resolutions of conflicting positions.
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The meeting brought together
a small group of specialists for an open exchange of views on the implications
of TMD development and deployment. The agenda of the meeting included
brief presentations on the diplomatic, military and technical dimensions
of current TMD proposals, and the relationship of TMD to U.S. national
missile defense (NMD) proposals. The meeting provided full opportunities
for dialog and discussion, comprising both supportive and critical perspectives.
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This set of web pages provides information
on the composition, organization and results of the meeting, including
the following items (active links represent information currently available):
This meeting culminated the first phase of the
Missile Defense Initiative,
a project examining the role of TMD in the long-term evolution of East Asian regional security.
The Missile Defense Initiative is a current focus of the Nautilus Institute's ongoing
Nuclear Policy Project.
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