POLITICAL SCIENCE
416 Pages, 6 x 9
Formats: Hardcover, ebook: PDF, ebook: EPUB, Mobipocket
Hardcover, $24.95 (US $24.95) (CA $27.95)
Publication Date: March 2008
ISBN 9781598130188
eBook Editions Available
Will it work on my eReader?Considering the historical background of space militarization and providing an overview of the United States' efforts to militarily dominate space since the dawn of the space age, this book argues that America must either ensure that space-related weapons are verifiably banned for all nations through an international treaty or definitively choose a policy of unilateral space dominance that may lead to an arms race in space and possibly to another cold war. Through a careful discussion of the history of space programs, their impact on past policies and events, the tactical and strategic influence of space weapons on the engagement of war, and the potential pitfalls of a dominance strategy, this book concludes that unilateral military dominance of space by the United States would be a supreme mistake and that it would make Americans less secure.
First place winner, Ben Franklin Awards, sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association, in the category of Politics/Current Events
Mike Moore is a contributing editor for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He is the former editor of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, was an editor for the Milwaukee Journal, an assistant editor at the Chicago Tribune, and he has written articles for numerous journals, including the Brown Journal of World Affairs, Foreign Service Journal, International Affairs, SAIS Review, and Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.