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"This revised and updated edition identifies the cultural factors and specific administrative agendas that have shaped the way we view ballistic missile technology. Three new sections connect our recent, sudden shifts in foreign policy to ongoing historical patterns. Whether cautioning against...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yanarella, Ernest J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
Temas:
1900-1999
Antimissile missiles > United States.
Ballistic missile defenses > United States > History > 20th century.
Missiles antimissiles > États-Unis.
Défense antimissile > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Antimissile missiles.
Ballistic missile defenses.
Military policy.
Politics and government
United States > Military policy.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Defense Politics in the Eisenhower Years; 2. The Army Gets a Mission; 3. McNamara's Twin "Revolution" in Defense Decision-Making; 4. Zeus Denied; 5 . Exit Zeus, Enter Nike-X; 6. Interlude: From Nike-X to Sentinel; 7. The Decision to Deploy; 8. Safeguard, SALT, and the McNamara Heritage; 9. Shield of Dreams: The Persistence of Ballistic Missile Defense.

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