The strategic defense initiative /

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 'Sta...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Reiss, Edward
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Collection:Cambridge studies in international relations ; 23.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=53568
Table des matières:
  • 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.raphy
  • Index.