US presidents and the militarization of space, 1946-1967
By: Sean N. Kalic
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Centennial of flight series -- no. 19; Centennial of flight series -- no. 19.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781603446914; 9781603446976
Subjects: Politics and government; Government policy; Presidents; Strategic aspects; Military policy; Military Astronautics; Outer space; Cold War; Space security; Decision making; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Establishing the foundation for the militarization of space, 1945-1952; title: Embracing the militarization of space, 1953-1960; title: Kennedy, disarmament, and FOBS; title: Lyndon Johnson and space as a weapons-free frontier, 1963-1967; title: Continuity and variation, 1946-1967; title: Appendix A: chronology of significant events, 1946-1967; title: Appendix B: US space spending.