The Strategic Defense Initiative - Couverture rigide

Livre 5 sur 96: Cambridge Studies in International Relations

Reiss, Edward

 
9780521410977: The Strategic Defense Initiative
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ISBN 10 : 0521410975 ISBN 13 : 9780521410977
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This history of the Strategic Defense Initiative ranges across politics, economics, strategic studies and international relations, and provides the latest research into the SDI interest groups, the distribution of contracts, and the politics of influence. It discusses the wider contexts of 'Star Wars', such as alliance management, marketing, and domestic politics, and its military spin-offs, especially for anti-satellite (ASAT) and 'space control' programmes. The author tests the theoretical literature on the dynamics of the arms race by using SDI as a case study, and draws evidence from sources such as congressional hearings, interviews, the trade press, restricted briefing papers, and documents obtained under the US Freedom of Information Act. The book follows the fortunes of strategic defence into the changed global conditions of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the Gulf War, and President Bush's announcement of a refocused SDI, the Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS).

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This history of the Strategic Defense Initiative ranges across politics, economics, strategic studies and international relations, and provides the latest research into the SDI interest groups, the distribution of contracts, and the politics of influence. It discusses the wider contexts of 'Star Wars', such as alliance management, marketing, and domestic politics, and its military spin-offs, especially for anti-satellite (ASAT) and 'space control' programmes. The author tests the theoretical literature on the dynamics of the arms race by using SDI as a case study, and draws evidence from sources such as congressional hearings, interviews, the trade press, restricted briefing papers, and documents obtained under the US Freedom of Information Act. The book follows the fortunes of strategic defence into the changed global conditions of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the Gulf War, and President Bush's announcement of a refocused SDI, the Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS).

Revue de presse

'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 ... detailed and documented analysis ... irresistible.' Defense Analysis

'This is the best book I have read this year ... invaluable ... irresistible.' Defence Analysis

'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

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521410975
ISBN 13 
9780521410977
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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9780521054003: The Strategic Defense Initiative

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521054001 ISBN 13 :  9780521054003
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008
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