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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Autore principale: Reiss, Edward
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Serie:Cambridge studies in international relations ; 23.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=53568
Sommario:
  • 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.