The Strategic Defense Initiative

ISBN-13: 9780521410977 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 264 str.

Edward Reiss (University of Bradford)

Opis

This history of the Strategic Defense Initiative shows how political, economic, strategic and cultural factors have interacted to shape SDI. It examines new research into the SDI interest groups, the distribution of contracts, and the politics of influence, and explores SDI in terms of alliance management, popular culture and military spin-offs. Throughout, the author tests the theoretical literature on the dynamics of the arms race against the reality of "Star Wars," and draws important conclusions about the motive causes of SDI and its prospects for the 1990s.

Recenzje

'This is the best book I have read this year; a clear, cogent and coherent account of the evolution of the SDI, chronologically and thematically arranged to cover all its aspects … invaluable … irresistible.' Defence Analysis

Spis treści

List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Conception: 1. Theory; 2. The history of strategic defence in the USA; 3. The 'SDI' speech; Part II. Construction: 1983–1985: 4. Contexts; 5. Interest groups; 6. The politics of influence; Part III. Consolidation: 1985–1988: 7. Contexts and constituencies; 8. Interest and influence; 9. Early deployment?; Part IV. Contexts and Conditions: 10. Europe; 11. Military economy; 12. The culture of 'Star Wars'; 13. The selling of SDI; Part V. Conclusions: 14. Into the 1990s; 15. The causes of SDI; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.