Justifying Ballistic Missile Defence

Technology, Security and Culture

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, History
Cover of the book Justifying Ballistic Missile Defence by Columba Peoples, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Columba Peoples ISBN: 9780511849329
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: December 10, 2009
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Columba Peoples
ISBN: 9780511849329
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 10, 2009
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Technology is championed as the solution to modern security problems, but also blamed as their cause. This book assesses the way in which these two views collide in the debate over ballistic missile defence: a complex, costly and controversial system intended to defend the United States from nuclear missile attacks. Columba Peoples shows how, in the face of strong scientific and strategic critique, advocates of missile defence seek to justify its development by reference to broader culturally embedded perceptions of the promises and perils of technological development. Unpacking the assumptions behind the justification of missile defence initiatives, both past and present, this book illustrates how common-sense understandings of technology are combined and used to legitimate this controversial and costly defence programme. In doing so it engages fundamental debates over understandings of technological development, human agency and the relationship between technology and security.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Technology is championed as the solution to modern security problems, but also blamed as their cause. This book assesses the way in which these two views collide in the debate over ballistic missile defence: a complex, costly and controversial system intended to defend the United States from nuclear missile attacks. Columba Peoples shows how, in the face of strong scientific and strategic critique, advocates of missile defence seek to justify its development by reference to broader culturally embedded perceptions of the promises and perils of technological development. Unpacking the assumptions behind the justification of missile defence initiatives, both past and present, this book illustrates how common-sense understandings of technology are combined and used to legitimate this controversial and costly defence programme. In doing so it engages fundamental debates over understandings of technological development, human agency and the relationship between technology and security.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Values-Based Interprofessional Collaborative Practice by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book An Agrarian History of South Asia by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book A History of Tort Law 1900–1950 by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Dublin's Great Wars by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Meeting Democracy by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Advanced Transport Phenomena by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Plato: Phaedrus by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book The Legitimacy of International Trade Courts and Tribunals by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book The US Supreme Court and the Modern Common Law Approach by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Private Power and Global Authority by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Hydrodynamic Control of Wave Energy Devices by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Copyright and Piracy by Columba Peoples
Cover of the book Comparative Constitutional Design by Columba Peoples
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy