Space Weapons and U.S. Strategy: Origins and Development

ISBN-13: 9780367557997 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 332 str.

Paul B. Stares

Opis

This book, first published in 1985, analyses the factors that have shaped the militarization of space. It examines in great detail the determinants of U.S. policy, and also discusses the anti-satellite capability in the 1960s of both superpowers.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Paul B. Stares