Space and Security: A Reference Handbook

by Peter L. Hays

Book Overview

This thorough examination of the roots and motivations for U.S. national security space policy provides an essential foundation for considering current space security issues.

During the Cold War era, space was an important arena for the clashing superpowers, yet the United States government chose not to station weapons there. Today, new space security dynamics are evolving that reflect the growing global focus upon the broad potential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598844210
• ISBN13: 9781598844214
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"