The politics of space security
Subtitle: strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests
By: James Clay Moltz.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780804759144; 9780804760102
Subjects: Astronautics -- International cooperation -- History; Astronautics -- Government policy -- United States -- History; Astronautics -- Government policy -- Soviet Union -- History; Space warfare -- Prevention; Space race -- History; Outer space -- Civilian use -- Political aspects -- History; Outer space -- Exploration -- Security measures
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dynamics of space security : existing explanations; title: Space and environmental security; title: Roots of the U.S.-Soviet Space Race : 1920s-1962; title: The emergence of cooperative restraint : 1962-75; title: Challenges to space security and their resolution : 1976-91; title: Post-Soviet insecurities and U.S. concerns : 1992-2000; title: A new U.S. vision for space and its opponents : 2001-2007; title: Alternative futures for space security.