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Asia´s Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks
James Clay Moltz
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Description for Asia´s Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KNGV; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514. National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; KNGV; TTD. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight: 514.
In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current trends continue, the Asian civilian space competition could become a military race. To better understand these emerging dynamics, James Clay Moltz conducts the first in-depth policy analysis of Asia's fourteen leading space programs, concentrating especially on developments in China, Japan, India, and South Korea. Moltz isolates the domestic motivations driving Asia's space actors, revisiting critical events such as China's 2007 antisatellite weapons test and manned flights, Japan's successful Kaguya lunar mission and Kibo module for the International Space ... Read more
In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current trends continue, the Asian civilian space competition could become a military race. To better understand these emerging dynamics, James Clay Moltz conducts the first in-depth policy analysis of Asia's fourteen leading space programs, concentrating especially on developments in China, Japan, India, and South Korea. Moltz isolates the domestic motivations driving Asia's space actors, revisiting critical events such as China's 2007 antisatellite weapons test and manned flights, Japan's successful Kaguya lunar mission and Kibo module for the International Space ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Asia in the World
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231156882
SKU
V9780231156882
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About James Clay Moltz
James Clay Moltz holds a joint faculty appointment in the Department of National Security Affairs and in the Space Systems Academic Group at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests and has served as a consultant to the NASA Ames Research Center.
Reviews for Asia´s Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks
Clay Moltz's masterful survey of rapidly developing Asian space programs sheds new light on the complex economic, military, and political forces driving them. The significance of Asian space efforts extends beyond immediate technical and scientific achievements and foreshadows the future of international cooperation and competition across the Asia-Pacific region.
Scott Pace, director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University Asian ... Read more
Scott Pace, director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University Asian ... Read more