Examines the political meaning of the Space Age during the administrations of former U.S. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. Role of space exploration in the Cold War of the early 1960s; Significance of the successful entry of the U.S. and Soviet Union into outer space; ...
The doctrine was designed to diminish Soviet influence in these regions as part of the administration's overall strategy to win the Cold War. The Reagan Doctrine followed in the tradition of U.S. presidents developing foreign policy "doctrines", which were designed to reflect challenges facing ...