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



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Autore: Moltz James Clay Visualizza persona
Titolo: The politics of space security : strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests / / James Clay Moltz Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-8074-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910807978103321
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