Weapons in space : technology, politics, and the rise and fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative

Weapons in space technology, politics, and the rise and fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative

"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bateman, Aaron, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press [2024]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Space control (Military science) > United States.
Strategic Defense Initiative.
Astronautics, Military > United States.
Space weapons.
Cold War.
United States > Relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Relations > United States.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History
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Descripción
Sumario:"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (354 pages)
ISBN:9780262377393
9780262377386

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