Justifying ballistic missile defence:technology, security and culture
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 112 |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 299 p.: ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780521113298 (hbk.) 0521113296 (hbk.) 9780521130417 (pbk.) 0521130417 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | E927 |
CLC: | E927 |
Call Number: | E927/P419 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-293) and index. Critical theory, security and technology -- Technology and common sense in America -- Defence in the missile age? -- Post-war missile defence and the language of technological fears -- The Strategic Defense Initiative and America's technological heritage -- 'Star Wars' and technological determinism -- Ballistic missile defence : 'technology, working for you now' -- The iron cage of proliferation. |