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Arms Control in Space

Part of the Palgrave Studies in International Relations Series Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/9781137320643

ISBN: 978-1-349-45775-5

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Dec 4, 2015

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Introduction

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 1 –15

[Space has always intrigued the minds of men. People had long desired to explore outer space, and when this became possible in the twentieth century; the results of space exploration were hailed as being among the major achievements of mankind. However, it was not mankind as such in search of new...
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Arms Control: Concepts and Debates

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 16 –38

[This chapter provides an overview of the central concepts and debates about arms and arms control. I start with the central debates about arms control in the context of the Cold War, introducing the concept of arms control, the positions of its proponents and its critics, and some thoughts on...
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Regime Theory and Preventive Arms Control

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 39 –61

[In this chapter, I draw on three different theoretical approaches from the literature on international regimes in order to deduce hypotheses on the establishment of international regimes of preventive arms control. Each of the three approaches focuses on one of the key variables of international...
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Anti-Ballistic Missiles and Arms Control

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 62 –103

[I start the empirical part of this book with the case of anti-ballistic missile arms control in the 1960s/1970s. In contrast to the nonregime in the case of space weapons, we can observe the emergence of an international regime of preventive arms control here. I start this chapter with a brief...
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Space Weapons and Arms Control

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 104 –148

[Now, I turn to the case of space weapons and preventive arms control in space. In contrast to the case of anti-ballistic missiles, no international regime of preventive arms control can be observed here. While I explain this nonregime in Chapter 6, this chapter provides the necessary background...
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Analyzing Arms Control in Space

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 149 –184

[In this chapter, I provide an analysis of arms control in space, or rather the lack of it, as we have not seen any international regime of preventive arms control emerging in this field. For this analysis, I draw on the three theoretical perspectives introduced in Chapter 3, and on the...
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Conclusion

Mutschler, Max M.

Pages: 185 –195

[What are the lessons regarding the conditions for the establishment of international regimes of preventive arms control in general, and with regard to space in particular? Which of the theoretical considerations have been supported by empirical evidence, and which ones have not? In this chapter,...

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