Weapons in space technology, politics, and the rise and fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative

"This is the first historical work that situates the Strategic Defense Initiative within a new phase in the militarization of space, uncovering a largely secret history of the role of military space technologies in late-Cold War U.S. defense strategy and foreign relations"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bateman, Aaron
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press 2024
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Collection: MIT Press Direct to Open - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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