The missile defense controversy : technology in search of a mission /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Yanarella, Ernest J.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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