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Kalic, Sean N., 1970-

US presidents and the militarization of space, 1946-1967 [electronic resource] / Sean N. Kalic. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (224 p.) - Centennial of flight series ; no. 19 . - Centennial of flight series ; no. 19. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Establishing the foundation for the militarization of space, 1945-1952 -- Embracing the militarization of space, 1953-1960 -- Kennedy, disarmament, and FOBS -- Lyndon Johnson and space as a weapons-free frontier, 1963-1967 -- Continuity and variation, 1946-1967 -- Appendix A: chronology of significant events, 1946-1967 -- Appendix B: US space spending.

ISBN: 9781603446976 1603446974

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cold War.
Presidents--Decision making--History--United States--20th century.
Space security.
Outer space--Government policy--United States.
Outer space--Strategic aspects.
Astronautics, Military--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.
United States--Military policy.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: UG1523 / .K35 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 358/.8097309045