US presidents and the militarization of space, 1946-1967 [electronic resource] / Sean N. Kalic.
Material type: TextSeries: Centennial of flight series ; no. 19. | UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2012. 2015)Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (224 p.)ISBN:- 9781603446976
- 1603446974
- Cold War
- Presidents -- United States -- Decision making -- History -- 20th century
- Space security
- Outer space -- Government policy -- United States
- Outer space -- Strategic aspects
- Astronautics, Military -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Military policy
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- UG1523 .K35 2012
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.
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