Synopses & Reviews
This history of the Strategic Defense Initiative shows how political, economic, strategic and cultural factors have interacted to shape SDI. It examines new research into the SDI interest groups, the distribution of contracts, and the politics of influence, and explores SDI in terms of alliance management, popular culture and military spin-offs. Throughout, the author tests the theoretical literature on the dynamics of the arms race against the reality of "Star Wars," and draws important conclusions about the motive causes of SDI and its prospects for the 1990s.
Synopsis
This history of the Strategic Defense Initiative shows how political, economic, strategic, and cultural factors have interacted to shape SDI.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-243) and index.
Table of Contents
Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Conception: 1. Theory; 2. History; 3. The âSDIâspeech; Part II. Construction: 1983 to 1985: 4. Contexts; 5. Interest groups; 6. The politics of influence; Part III. Consolidation: 1985 to 1988: 7. Contexts and constituencies 8. The policy process; 9. Early deployment?; Part IV. 10. Europe; 11. Military economy; 12. The culture of âStar Warsâ; 13. The selling of SDI; Part V. Conclusions: 14. Into the 1990s; 15. The causes of SDI; Bibliography and acronyms.