Research Catalog

Title

On the edge of Earth : the future of American space power / Steven Lambakis.

Author

Lambakis, Steven James.

Publication

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2001.

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Details

Description

xi, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Astronautics and state > United States
• Astronautics > United States > Planning
• National security > United States
• Astronautics and state
• Astronautics > Planning
• National security
• Raumfahrtpolitik
• Sicherheitspolitik
• Weltraumforschung
• Astronautics and state > United States
• Astronautics > United States > Planning
• National security > United States
• United States
• USA

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-353) and index.

Contents

pt. I. The Vital Force -- 1. In Space Is Our Trust: How and Why Does Space Impact the United States? -- 2. Space and International Security Affairs: What Role Does Space Play in International Relations? -- 3. Evolution of a Space Power: What Are the Implications of the Space Revolution for U.S. Military Strategy? -- pt. 2. In the Arena -- 4. Survival in the Twenty-first Century: Is There a Credible Threat to U.S. Space Systems? -- 5. The Shattered Sanctum: How Might Space Be Used against the United States? -- 6. The Pitfalls of Arrogance and the Limits of Military Power: How Might a Technologically Inferior Adversary Gain an Advantage? -- pt. 3. Confronting Janus -- 7. National Defense Space Policy: How Has Policy Evolved since Eisenhower? -- 8. Freedom of Space and the Defect of Present Policy: Why Is the United States Unprepared for Its Military Future in Space? -- 9. Putting on a New Face: Maturing the United States' Policy Vision -- App. Elementary Descriptions of Orbits.

ISBN

• 0813121981
• 9780813121987

LCCN

00012288

OCLC

• ocm45387025
• 45387025
• SCSB-1223842

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library