Space Weapons and U.S. Strategy
Origins and Development
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-367-55799-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book, first published in 1985, analyses the factors that have shaped the militarization of space. By examining in great detail the determinants of U.S. policy, it explains why for over 25 years space did not become the scene of an arms race, and why this began to change in the late 1970s. Both superpowers did, however, develop a limited anti-satellite capability in the 1960s, and these programmes are also discussed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-55799-7 (9780367557997)
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Person
Paul B. Stares
Content
1. Introduction 2. The Origins of the US Military Space Programme, 1945-1957 3. Eisenhower and the Space Challenge 4. Kennedy and the Years of Uncertainty 5. The Johnson Years: The Consolidation of Policy 6. US Anti-satellite Research and Development, 1957-1970 7. The New Soviet Space Challenge, 1968-1977 8. Nixon and Ford: Continuity and Change 9. Carter and the Two-Track Policy 10. US Anti-satellite Research and Development, 1971-1981 11. The Reagan Presidency: Towards an Arms Race in Space, 1981-1984 12. Conclusion