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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789789103321

Autore

Moltz James Clay

Titolo

The politics of space security [[electronic resource] ] : strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests / / James Clay Moltz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8047-8074-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Disciplina

358/.8

Soggetti

Space security - History

Astronautics and state - United States - History

Astronautics and state - Soviet Union - History

Space warfare - Prevention

Space race - History

Outer space Civilian use Political aspects History

Outer space Exploration Security measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The dynamics of space security : existing explanations -- Space and environmental security -- Roots of the U.S.-Soviet space race : 1920s-1962 -- The emergence of cooperative restraint : 1962-1975 -- Challenges to space security and their resolution : 1976-1991 -- Post-Cold War space uncertainty : 1992-2000 -- Renewed U.S. space nationalism : 2001-2008 -- Expanding international norms amid tensions : 2009-present -- Alternative futures for space security.

Sommario/riassunto

The past five decades have witnessed often fierce international rivalry in space, but also surprising military restraint.  Now, with an increasing number of countries capable of harming U.S. space assets, experts and officials have renewed a long-standing debate over the best route to space security.  Some argue that space defenses will be needed to protect critical military and civilian satellites. Others argue that space should be a ""sanctuary"" from deployed weapons and military conflict, particularly given the worsening threat posed by orbital space debris.  Moltz puts this debate in