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

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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....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moltz, James Clay
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Security Studies, 2011.
Subjects:
Space security > History.
Astronautics and state > United States > History.
Astronautics and state > Soviet Union > History.
Space warfare > Prevention.
Space race > History.
Sécurité spatiale > Histoire.
Astronautique > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Astronautique > Politique gouvernementale > URSS > Histoire.
Conquête de l'espace > Histoire.
Astronautics and state
Space race
Space security
Outer space > Civilian use > Political aspects > History.
Outer space > Exploration > Security measures.
Espace extra-atmosphérique > Utilisation civile > Aspect politique > Histoire.
Espace extra-atmosphérique > Exploration > Sécurité > Mesures.
Outer space
Soviet Union
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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