Introduction -- Arms control : concepts and debates -- Regime theory and preventive arms control -- Anti-ballistic missiles and arms control -- Space weapons and arms control -- Analyzing arms control in space -- Conclusion -- Conditions for preventive arms control -- The chances for preventive arms control in space.
Summary
This book puts the widely-held view that 'arms control in space is not possible' to the test and aims to explore how, and under what conditions, arms control could become a reality. Drawing upon international regimes and IR theory, Mutschler examines the success of space weapons and anti-ballistic missiles.
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