Ballistic Missile Defense And The Future Of American Security: Agendas, Perceptions, Technology, And Policy
Author(s)
Roger Handberg
Roger Handberg
places The Debate On National Missile Defense Within The Context Of An Ongoing Controversy Over The Direction Of American Foreign And Defense Policy Since The 1950s.
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the Technical Aspects Of A Potential Ballistic Missile Defense System For The Us, Says Handberg (political Science, U. Of Central Florida), That Is, Whether Such Things Would Or Could Ever Actually Function, Are Mere Fodder For The Larger Debate About Politics, Ideology, And, Of Course, Whose District And Brother-in-law Get The Plum Contracts. Handberg Analyzes Such Aspects As The Government's Changing Worldview, The Persistence Of Advocates, Why Politicians Take The Positions They Do, And Deployment Options. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)
Name in long format: | Ballistic Missile Defense And The Future Of American Security: Agendas, Perceptions, Technology, And Policy |
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ISBN-10: | 0275970094 |
ISBN-13: | 9780275970093 |
Book pages: | 264 |
Book language: | en |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Publisher: | Praeger |