Weapons in space : technology, politics, and the rise and fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative

Weapons in space : technology, politics, and the rise and fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative / Aaron Bateman.

"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bateman, Aaron (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Space control (Military science) > United States.
Strategic Defense Initiative.
Astronautics, Military > United States.
Space weapons.
Cold War.
Astronautics, Military
International relations
Space control (Military science)
Space weapons
Strategic Defense Initiative
United States > Relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Relations > United States.
Soviet Union
United States
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Description
Summary:"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780262377393
026237739X
9780262377386
0262377381
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/15169.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 17, 2024).

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