Thesis by Commander Kenneth M. Sandon, USN on whether the U.S. should deploy an anti-ballistic missile. In this paper, he analyzed the military, economic, political and psychological factors that would determine this answer. He also researched to determine whether there is reasonable affirmative evidence to satisfy a decision to deploy an anti-ballistic missile system at the time of the publication of this paper or whether a preponderance of actual capabilities should exist prior to adopting an endorsement of deployment.