"(...) There is another fundamental problem, and that is the false sense
of security engendered by the belief that the US and her allies are
protected by an impenetrable ABM shield. It is a dangerous perception
that is likely to lead to military doctrines that could will have
catastrophic consequences. Circumventing the concept of MAD, thanks to
ABM defense, remains a dream for any
nuclear power. But actively pursuing this strategy, while at the same
time threatening a nuclear power in the hope of shielding one’s
territory from a nuclear exchange, seems like a suicidal strategy rather
than a well-considered military doctrine. Increasingly, the idea of a
perfectly working ABM system capable of intercepting an ICBM is
spreading in the US military, thanks to think-tanks funded by the same
manufacturers of these systems. There could probably be no more a deadly
and mistaken belief."
