Arguments that count : physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 / / Rebecca Slayton
| Arguments that count : physics, computing, and missile defense, 1949-2012 / / Rebecca Slayton |
| Autore | Slayton Rebecca <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts, : The MIT Press, [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.1/740973 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
National security - United States - History - 20th century
National security - United States - History - 21st century Ballistic missile defenses - United States - History Physicists - Political activity - United States - History Computer scientists - Political activity - United States - History Physics - Political aspects - United States - History Computer science - Political aspects - United States - History Technological complexity - Political aspects - United States - History Software engineering - Political aspects - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology |
| ISBN |
0-262-31654-4
0-262-31653-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Software and the Race against Surprise Attack -- Framing an "Appallingly Complex" System -- Complexity and the "Art or Evolving Science" of Software -- "No Technological Solution" -- What Crisis? Software in the "Safeguard" Debate -- The Politics of Complex Technology -- The Political Economy of Software Engineering -- Nature and Technology in the Star Wars Debate -- Conclusion: Complexity Unbound -- Unpublished Sources and Notations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790567403321 |
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts, : The MIT Press, [2013] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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National missile defence and the politics of US identity [[electronic resource] ] : a poststructural critique / / Natalie Bormann
| National missile defence and the politics of US identity [[electronic resource] ] : a poststructural critique / / Natalie Bormann |
| Autore | Bormann Natalie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.1/740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States
Nationalism - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78170-133-4
1-84779-207-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 9780719074707; 9780719074707; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: national missile defence (NMD) and IR; 1 Michel Foucault and NMD; 2 Revisiting missile defence; 3 NMD: issues and debates; 4 NMD and foreign policy discourse; 5 NMD and 'regimes of truth'; 6 NMD and the 'everyday'; 7 Reflections on NMD and identity; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465657703321 |
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National missile defence and the politics of US identity : a poststructural critique / / Natalie Bormann
| National missile defence and the politics of US identity : a poststructural critique / / Natalie Bormann |
| Autore | Bormann Natalie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 176 pages) |
| Disciplina | 358.1/740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States
Nationalism - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Michel Foucault
NMD conventional threat predictions decision-making processes intercontinental ballistic missiles international relations theory military strategy national missile defence strategic feasibility studies worst-case scenarios |
| ISBN |
1-78170-133-4
1-84779-207-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 9780719074707; 9780719074707; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: national missile defence (NMD) and IR; 1 Michel Foucault and NMD; 2 Revisiting missile defence; 3 NMD: issues and debates; 4 NMD and foreign policy discourse; 5 NMD and 'regimes of truth'; 6 NMD and the 'everyday'; 7 Reflections on NMD and identity; Bibliography; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | National missile defense and the politics of US identity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791946403321 |
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| Manchester, : Manchester University Press | ||
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US missile defense strategy : engaging the debate / / by Michael Mayer
| US missile defense strategy : engaging the debate / / by Michael Mayer |
| Autore | Mayer Michael <1973-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : FirstForumPress, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.1/740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States
Ballistic missile defenses - Government policy - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-62637-244-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why missile defense? -- Strategic roles for missile defense -- The nuts and bolts of missile defense -- BMD and the Clinton administration -- BMD and the Bush administration -- BMD and the Obama administration -- The strategic utility of missile defense. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460923103321 |
Mayer Michael <1973->
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| Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : FirstForumPress, , 2015 | ||
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US missile defense strategy : engaging the debate / / by Michael Mayer
| US missile defense strategy : engaging the debate / / by Michael Mayer |
| Autore | Mayer Michael <1973-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : FirstForumPress, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.1/740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States
Ballistic missile defenses - Government policy - United States |
| ISBN | 1-62637-244-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why missile defense? -- Strategic roles for missile defense -- The nuts and bolts of missile defense -- BMD and the Clinton administration -- BMD and the Bush administration -- BMD and the Obama administration -- The strategic utility of missile defense. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797738203321 |
Mayer Michael <1973->
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| Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : FirstForumPress, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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US missile defense strategy : engaging the debate / / by Michael Mayer
| US missile defense strategy : engaging the debate / / by Michael Mayer |
| Autore | Mayer Michael <1973-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : FirstForumPress, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.1/740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States
Ballistic missile defenses - Government policy - United States |
| ISBN | 1-62637-244-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Why missile defense? -- Strategic roles for missile defense -- The nuts and bolts of missile defense -- BMD and the Clinton administration -- BMD and the Bush administration -- BMD and the Obama administration -- The strategic utility of missile defense. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819939203321 |
Mayer Michael <1973->
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| Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, England : , : FirstForumPress, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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