Asia's Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks

by James Clay Moltz

Book Overview

In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current trends continue, the Asian civilian space competition could become a military race. To better understand these emerging dynamics, James Clay Moltz conducts the first in-depth policy analysis of Asia's fourteen leading space programs, concentrating especially on developments in China, Japan, India, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023115688X
• ISBN13: 9780231156882
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"