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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826964103321

Autore

Graham Thomas <1933->

Titolo

Spy satellites : and other intelligence technologies that changed history / / Thomas Graham, Jr. and Keith A. Hansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2007

ISBN

0-295-80156-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Donald R. Ellegood International Publications

Altri autori (Persone)

HansenKeith A

Disciplina

327.12730470

Soggetti

Nuclear arms control

Intelligence service - United States

Military surveillance - United States

Cold War

United States Foreign relations Soviet Union

Soviet Union Foreign relations United States

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

To verify or not to verify -- Soviet secrecy fuels the arms race and inhibits verification -- U.S. efforts to understand Soviet military forces and capabilities -- Strategic arms control legitimizes space-based reconnaissance -- Intelligence support to arms control activities -- National technical means of verification takes center stage -- "National technical means" goes multilateral -- Monitoring the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- Conclusion.