| Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies that Changed History Contributor(s): Graham, Thomas, Jr. (Author), Hansen, Keith A. (Author), Huffstutler, Robert (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0295997214 ISBN-13: 9780295997216 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 327.127 |
| Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.8 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Much has been said and written about the failure of U.S. intelligence to prevent the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and its overestimation of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction under Saddam Hussein. This book focuses instead on the central role that intelligence-collection systems play in promoting arms control and disarmament. Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. and Keith Hansen bring more than fifty combined years of experience to this discussion of the capabilities of technical systems, which are primarily based in space. Their history of the rapid advancement of surveillance technology is a window into a dramatic reconceptualization of Cold War strategies and policy planning. Graham and Hansen focus on the intelligence successes against Soviet strategic nuclear forces and the quality of the intelligence that has made possible accurate assessments of WMD programs in North Korea, Iran, and Libya. Their important insights shed a much-needed light on the process of verifying how the world harnesses the proliferation of nuclear arms and the continual drive for advancements in technology. |