Justifying Ballistic Missile Defence: Technology, Security and Culture

ISBN: 9780521130417 出版年：2009 页码：319 Columba Peoples Cambridge University Press

Introduction Part I. Technology, Security and Culture: 1. Critical theory, security and technology 2. Technology and common sense in America Part II. Post-War Missile Defence: 3. Defence in the missile age? 4. Post-war missile defence and the language of technological fears Part III. The Strategic Defence Initiative: 5. The Strategic Defence Initiative and America's technological heritage 6. 'Star Wars' and technological determinism Part IV. Contemporary Missile Defence: 7. Ballistic missile defence:'technology working for you, now' 8. The iron cage of proliferation Conclusion: common sense and the strategic use of 'technology'.