The politics of space security : strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests / / James Clay Moltz
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| Autore: |
Moltz James Clay
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| Titolo: |
The politics of space security : strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests / / James Clay Moltz
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| Pubblicazione: | Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 358/.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Space security - History |
| Astronautics and state - United States - History | |
| Astronautics and state - Soviet Union - History | |
| Space warfare - Prevention | |
| Space race - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Outer space Civilian use Political aspects History |
| Outer space Exploration Security measures | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The politics of space security |
| ISBN: | 0-8047-8074-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807978103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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