Preface -- Introduction: Asia's new presence in space -- 1. Asian space developments: motivatiosn and trends -- 2. The Japanese space program: moving toward "normalcy" -- 3. The Chinese space program: from turbulent past to promising future -- 4. The Indian space program: rising to a challenge -- 5. The South Korean space program: emerging from dependency -- 6. Emerging Asian space programs: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam -- 7. Asia's space race: implications for regionakl and local policy."Moltz expains efforst by China, Japan, India, South Korea and ten other countries to boost their civil, commercial, and, in some cases, military profiles in space. He investigates these nations' divergent space goals and their tendency to focus on national solutions and self-reliance rather than on regionwide cooperation and multilateral initiatives. [He] considers the risks of future conflict among Asia's ruising space powers, as well as U.S. efforts to engage Asia's space ptrograms in cooperative activities. He concludes with recommendations for improved intra-Asian space cooperatuion to prevent this emerging space competition from becoming a dangerous arms race."--Page 4 de la couverture
Asia's space race : national motivations, regional rivalries, and international risks
2018
xiv, 274 Seiten
Book
English
RVK: | ZO 8050 |
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