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Challenges the claims of the military industry that even more forces are needed after the Cold War, to guard against the threat of ex-Soviet missiles in the hands of rogue leaders, and the proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons in the third world. Daalder (International Institute for Strategic Studies, London) says the deployment of strategic defenses is strategically undesirable, technically unfeasible, and economically unaffordable. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.