US presidents and the militarization of space, 1946-1967 /
[Book]
Sean N. Kalic
1st ed
College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
c2012
xii, 182 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
Centennial of flight series ;
no. 19
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-175) 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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Astronautics, Military-- United States
Cold War
Presidents-- United States-- Decision making-- History-- 20th century