| Title: | Space and defense policy |
| Authors: | Damon Coletta, Author ; Frances T. Pilch, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Publisher: | New York : Routledge, 2009 |
| Series: | Space power and politics |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-0-203-88306-8 |
| Size: | 1 online resource (xviii, 350 p.) / ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | UG1520 |
| Subjects: | Astronautics and state ; Astronautics--International cooperation ; Policy and law |
| Description: | This edited volume introduces the reader to the role of space in military and defense strategy, and outlines some of the major foreign and domestic actors in the space arena, as well as constraints of law and treaties on activities in space. It also addresses science and technology as they relate to space policy |
| Contents note: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Thinking about space and defense; 1 Space and grand strategy; 2 Space, science, and technology; 3 Space and the economy; 4 Understanding space law: Legal framework for space; 5 Cooperation in space: International institutions; 6 The policy process; 7 Space and the military; 8 Space and intelligence; 9 The acquisition process: Acquiring technology for space and defense; 10 The civil sector; 11 Russia and China: Strategic choices in space |
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